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What is XIMF ?

XIMF means eXtended Internet Message Format. This technology is based on [RFC 5322]. The main goals of this technology is to extend the IMF format with extra custom headers. TO achieve this, XML description files are used: it allows to describe names and values of fields, and sending/reception forms.

XIMF implementation in Trustedbird is composed of two distincts components:

  • the XIMF engine
  • the XIMF instance

The engine loads the instances. It is unique whatever instance is loaded, and is packaged as a Trustedbird add-on.

The instance contains descriptions of:

  • headers fields (name and values)
  • sending forms
  • reception forms
  • rules that apply to previous listed headers
  • external data

It is possible to install multiple instances, the engine will load the instance, according to user choice.


Documentation

Multiple documentation are available:


Securing XIMF headers

Custom headers can be secured using the Secure Headers.