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An IMAP UID remains stable during a session and normally across sessions; UIDVALIDITY tells a client when earlier UIDs can no longer be reused for synchronization.
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Internet Message Format defines message content syntax, not the SMTP envelope, transmission method, storage format, or user interface. A message contains a syntactically structured header section followed by an optional body separated by an empty line.
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A MIME-conformant top-level message declares MIME-Version: 1.0; body parts need their own declaration only when they encapsulate a MIME message. Content-Type identifies the body’s media type, subtype, and type-specific parameters so the receiver can choose an appropriate handler.
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A structurally valid ARC chain has exactly one AAR, AMS, and AS in each set, with instance numbers forming an unbroken sequence from 1 through N.
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TLS’s current encryption level determines the QUIC packet type and keys; Initial, 0-RTT, Handshake, and 1-RTT use distinct level secrets, and CRYPTO frames omit 0-RTT.
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HTTP/2 maintains receiver-controlled, hop-by-hop flow-control windows for each stream and for the connection; a sender must honor both advertised limits.
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Static-table and literal QPACK representations cannot block, while an unacknowledged dynamic-table reference can block its request stream after cross-stream reordering.
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A server rejects a WebSocket opening request that lacks the required GET, Host, Upgrade, Connection, 16-byte encoded key, or version-13 fields. Accepting the connection requires status 101, Upgrade and Connection fields, and Sec-WebSocket-Accept computed from the client’s key and the protocol GUID.
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QUIC declares an in-flight packet lost only after a later packet is acknowledged and either the packet threshold or time threshold is met. A Probe Timeout sends one or two probe datagrams, but expiration alone does not indicate loss and must not mark prior unacknowledged packets lost.
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Each HTTP/3 request occupies one client-initiated bidirectional stream, with interim and final responses returned on that same stream. Each endpoint creates exactly one control stream, sends SETTINGS first, and keeps that critical stream open for the connection’s lifetime.
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