.. _imap_preview: ============ IMAP PREVIEW ============ Dovecot supports the ability to access per-message preview text, retrieved via the IMAP FETCH command. Dovecot supports three different versions of PREVIEW retrieval, based on the server version: -------- RFC 8970 -------- Support for the standard: IMAP PREVIEW extension :rfc:`8970`. .. versionadded:: v2.3.15 -------------------------------- PREVIEW w/algorithm (deprecated) -------------------------------- This is support for a working draft of :rfc:`8970`, where the preview algorithm could be explicitly requested by the client. See: ``_ This method of accessing the preview is deprecated, and should be replaced by the standard :rfc:`8970` usage. .. versionadded:: v2.3.7 .. deprecated:: v2.3.15 -------------------- SNIPPET (deprecated) -------------------- This is support for a working draft of :rfc:`8970`, when the extension was called SNIPPET. See: ``_ This method of accessing the preview is deprecated, and should be replaced by the standard :rfc:`8970` usage. .. versionadded:: v2.2.34 .. deprecated:: v2.3.15