1.6 Applicability Statement

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This protocol was designed to be used for the following purposes:

  • Notifying clients about specific events on the server.

  • Notifying clients about notifications pending for the client on the server.

This protocol provides basic information, a high degree of efficiency, and complete preservation of data fidelity for these uses. Note, however, that it might not be appropriate for use in scenarios that do any of the following:

  • Require replication of mailbox content between clients and servers.

  • Require client-driven copying of data between different mailboxes on different servers.

  • Require exporting or importing of data to or from a mailbox.