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Protocols
Summary
First a high-level description of protocols and implementation status. Each topic links to the second table with more detailed implementation status per RFC.
| Topic | Implemented | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Message Format | Yes | The format of email messages |
| SMTP | Yes | Delivering email |
| SPF | Yes | Message authentication based on sending IP |
| DKIM | Yes | Message authentication based on message header |
| DMARC | Yes | Reject/accept policy for incoming messages that pass/fail DKIM and/or SPF message authentication |
| ARC | Roadmap | Signed message authentication results from forwarding server |
| DANE | Yes | Verification of TLS certificates through DNSSEC-protected DNS records |
| MTA-STS | Yes | PKIX-based protection of TLS certificates and MX records |
| TLS Reporting | Yes | Reporting about TLS interoperability issues |
| ARF | Roadmap | Abuse reporting format |
| IMAP | Yes | Email access protocol |
| Sieve | Roadmap | Scripts to run on incoming messages |
| JMAP | Roadmap | HTTP/JSON-based email access protocol |
| CalDAV/iCal | Roadmap | Calendaring |
| CardDAV/vCard | Roadmap | Contacts |
| SASL | Yes | Authentication mechanisms |
| Internationalization | Yes | Internationalization of domain names. |
| TLS | Yes | TLS, for encrypted and authenticated communication. |
| ACME | Yes | Automatically manage PKIX TLS certificates |
| CAA | Yes | CAA DNS reords specify which certificate authorities (CAs) are allowed to sign certificates for a domain. |
| HTTP | Yes | HTTP for webservers. Required for automatic account configuration and MTA-STS. Also relevant for the built-in webserver. |
RFCs
The mox source code is quite heavily annotated with references to the RFCs. This makes the implementation more maintainable, and makes it easier for new developers to make changes. See cross-referenced code and RFCs to navigate RFCs and source code side by side.
Implementation status per RFC, grouped by topic.