Welcome

This page is about evolving and standardizing the topic of structured email (SML).

Structured email aims to provide a machine-readable version of email messages, which allows tools and agents on behalf of users to have a more efficient and enjoyable email experience.

News

2026-01-31 SML Polls use case presentation FOSDEM’26 “Modern Email” DevRoom (Starting@10m:30 in the video)
2026-01-30 SML@Modern Email pre-FOSDEM Hackathon
2026-01-30 Thunderbird Mobile fork with initial SML support released GitHub
2025-11-07 SML WG meeting at IETF 124
2025-07-23 SML WG meeting at IETF 123
2025-03-05 SML WG meeting at IETF 122
2025-02-19 SML WG virtual interim meeting
2025-02-01 Structured Email talk at FOSDEM’25 “Modern Email” DevRoom
2025-01-11 SMW WG virtual interim meeting
2024-11-06 SML WG meeting at IETF 121
2024-10-09 Published SML example data and IMAP account scanner
2024-01-10 Release of [SML example data]{https://github.com/audriga/schema-org-examples/}, JakartaMail library (Java) including account scanner
2024-07-23 SML WG meeting at IETF 120
2024-04-24 SML Tutorial at CSA Summit 2024 in Cologne
2024-03-22 SML WG meeting at IETF 119
2024-02-05 Updated overview of emai client support and software libraries
2024-02-04 Structured Email session at FOSDEM’24 “Modern Email” DevRoom
2024-11-29 Initial drafts adopted by the SML WG
2023-11-06 SML WG meeting at IETF 118
2023-10-25 SML Working Group officially formed at the IETF
2023-07-27 Side Meeting at IETF 117 (Teams-URL)
2023-06-07 Working Session at M3AAWG 58
2023-05-16 Initial draft charter for an IETF Working Group
2023-03-28 BoF Session at IETF 116
2023-02-21 Lightning Talk at M3AAWG 57
2023-02-02 Structured Email mailing list set up
2022-10-11 Bar-BoF at IETF 115