143-IMAP/POP3
to play with it install dovecot-imapd
, and dovecot-pop3d
using apt
IMAP Commands
Command
Description
1 LOGIN username password
User's login.
1 LIST "" *
Lists all directories.
1 CREATE "INBOX"
Creates a mailbox with a specified name.
1 DELETE "INBOX"
Deletes a mailbox.
1 RENAME "ToRead" "Important"
Renames a mailbox.
1 LSUB "" *
Returns a subset of names from the set of names that the User has declared as being active
or subscribed
.
1 SELECT INBOX
Selects a mailbox so that messages in the mailbox can be accessed.
1 UNSELECT INBOX
Exits the selected mailbox.
1 FETCH <ID> all
Retrieves data associated with a message in the mailbox.
1 CLOSE
Removes all messages with the Deleted
flag set.
1 LOGOUT
Closes the connection with the IMAP server.
POP3 Commands
Command
Description
USER username
Identifies the user.
PASS password
Authentication of the user using its password.
STAT
Requests the number of saved emails from the server.
LIST
Requests from the server the number and size of all emails.
RETR id
Requests the server to deliver the requested email by ID.
DELE id
Requests the server to delete the requested email by ID.
CAPA
Requests the server to display the server capabilities.
RSET
Requests the server to reset the transmitted information.
QUIT
Closes the connection with the POP3 server.
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