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[Imap-protocol] RFC 5464 METADATA Extension examples vs BNF inconsistency

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From: Robert Mueller <robm@fastmail.fm>
To: imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:34:45 -0000
Message-ID: 1302591576.8511.1440130785@webmail.messagingengine.com permalink / raw / eml / mbox 
The BNF says options come first, the 4.2. GETMETADATA command section
and examples show mailbox coming first.

Rob


http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc5464.html

4.2.  GETMETADATA Command

...

       Arguments:  mailbox-name
                   options
                   entry-specifier

...

   Example:

           C: a GETMETADATA "INBOX" (DEPTH 1)
                                   (/private/filters/values)

...

      getmetadata       = "GETMETADATA" [SP getmetadata-options]
                                        SP mailbox SP entries
Rob Mueller
robm@fastmail.fm
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From: tss@iki.fi
To: imap-protocol@localhost
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:34:45 -0000
Message-ID: 45F5143C-BA17-4974-B74D-27C4CAF758CE@iki.fi permalink / raw / eml / mbox 
On 12.4.2011, at 9.59, Robert Mueller wrote:

> The BNF says options come first, the 4.2. GETMETADATA command section
> and examples show mailbox coming first.

ABNF should always be trusted over examples. I reported this as errata: http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=5464
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