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- Protocol/IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) commands are much more complicated than POP3. Some examples:
prefix LOGIN user passprefix LIST "" "\*"prefix EXAMINE INBOXprefix LOGOUTHere prefix is a random prefix we provide to track server replies to various commands. IMAP accepts a lot of different user authentication methods; LOGIN is just the simplest (and least secure).