CardDAV - MDN Web Docs Glossary: Definitions of Web-related terms
carddav (vcard extension to webdav) is a protocol standardized by the ietf and used to remote-access or share contact information over a server.
... learn more general knowledge carddav on wikipedia technical reference rfc 6352: vcard extensions to web distributed authoring and versioning (webdav) ...

nsIAbCard
inherits from: nsisupports method overview astring getcardvalue(in string name) void setcardvalue(in string attrname, in astring value) void copy(in nsiabcard srccard) boolean equals(in nsiabcard card) string converttobase64encodedxml() astring converttoxmlprintdata() string converttoescapedvcard() astring generatename(in long agenerateformat,[optional] in nsistringbundle abundle) astring generatephoneticname(in boolean alastnamefirst) attributes attribute type description firstname astring lastname astring phoneticfirstname astring phoneticlastname astring displayname ...
... converttobase64encodedxml() string converttobase64encodedxml() return value converttoxmlprintdata() astring converttoxmlprintdata() return value converttoescapedvcard() string converttoescapedvcard() return value generatename() generate a name from the card for display purposes.

nsIMsgIdentity
attachvcard boolean should we attach a vcard by default?
... signaturedate long escapedvcard astring dofcc boolean fccfolder astring fccfolderpickermode astring fccreplyfollowsparent boolean draftsfolderpickermode astring tmplfolderpickermode astring bccself boolean note: don't call bccself, bccothers, and bcclist directly, they are only used for migration and back...

libmime content type handlers
the primary * purpose of these handlers will be to represent the attached data in a * viewable html format that is useful for the user * * note: these will all register by their content type prefixed by the * following: mimecth:text/vcard * * libmime will then use nscomponentmanager::contractidtoclsid() to * locate the appropriate content type handler */ #ifndef nsimimecontenttypehandler_h_ #define nsimimecontenttypehandler_h_ typedef struct { prbool force_inline_display; } contenttypehandlerinitstruct; #include "prtypes.h" #include "nsisupports.h" #include "mimecth.h" // {20dabd99-f8b5-11d2-8ee...
...the uuid for this component is: // {20dabda1-f8b5-11d2-8ee0-00a024a7d144} #define ns_vcard_content_type_handler_cid \ { 0x20dabda1, 0xf8b5, 0x11d2, \ { 0x8e, 0xe0, 0x0, 0xa0, 0x24, 0xa7, 0xd1, 0x44 } } ...

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67 carddav carddav, glossary, infrastructure carddav (vcard extension to webdav) is a protocol standardized by the ietf and used to remote-access or share contact information over a server.

nsIMsgCompFields
properties attribute type description attachments char * obsolete attachments obsolete, do not use anymore attachmentsarray nsisupportsarray readonly attachvcard prbool bcc astring body astring bodyisasciionly prbool cc astring characterset char * defaultcharacterset char * readonly drafid char * dsn prbool fcc astring fcc2 astring followupto char * forcemsgencoding prbool forceplaintext ...

nsIAbCard/Thunderbird3
the following types are supported: base64xml xml vcard autf8string translateto(in autf8string atype); parameters atype the type of item to translate the card into.

The libmime module
| |--- mimeleaf (abstract) | | | |--- mimeinlinetext (abstract) | | | | | |--- mimeinlinetextplain | | | | | |--- mimeinlinetexthtml | | | | | |--- mimeinlinetextrichtext | | | | | | | |--- mimeinlinetextenriched | | | | | |--- mimeinlinetextvcard | | | | | |--- mimeinlinetextcalendar | | | |--- mimeinlineimage | | | |--- mimeexternalobject | |--- mimeexternalbody ...

Using the Multiple Accounts API
preference: mail.identity.identity.attach_vcard - boolean, should we attach the vcard?