[Imap-protocol] [noob] multiple fetch responses for the same message?

[Timo Sirainen]

On 13.11.2011, at 22.00, Petite Abeille wrote:


> Given a fetch command for one message, with two attributes:

> 

> ABC FETCH 1 (FLAGS RFC822.SIZE)

> 

> There is usually one response per message, including both attributes:

> 

> * 1 FETCH (FLAGS (\Seen) RFC822.SIZE 44827)

> 

> Would it be compliant to return instead two responses, one for each attribute?

> 

> * 1 FETCH (FLAGS (\Seen))

> * 1 FETCH (RFC822.SIZE 44827)



Possibly would be compliant, but you'd most likely also break tons of clients by doing that, so it's a rather pointless thing to do.