IMAP Protocol Crib Sheet

This is a quick list of IMAP protocol commands. It is far from complete, but servers as a quick reference when i'm testing changes to my IMAP server.

References:

A1 LOGIN username password

Values can be quoted to enclose spaces and special characters. A " must then be escape with a \

A1 LOGIN "username" "pass word"

List Folders/Mailboxes


     A1 LIST "" *

     A1 LIST INBOX *

     A1 LIST "Archive" *

Create new Folder/Mailbox


     A1 CREATE INBOX.Archive.2012

     A1 CREATE "To Read"

Delete Folder/Mailbox


     A1 DELETE INBOX.Archive.2012

     A1 DELETE "To Read"

Rename Folder/Mailbox


     A1 RENAME "INBOX.One" "INBOX.Two"

List Subscribed Mailboxes

A1 LSUB "" *

Status of Mailbox

There are more flags than the ones listed

A1 STATUS INBOX (MESSAGES UNSEEN RECENT)

Select a mailbox

A1 SELECT INBOX

List messages

A1 FETCH 1:* (FLAGS)
A1 UID FETCH 1:* (FLAGS)

Retrieve Message Content

A1 FETCH 2 body[text]
A1 FETCH 2 all
A1 UID FETCH 102 (UID RFC822.SIZE BODY.PEEK[])

Close Mailbox

A1 CLOSE

Logout

A1 LOGOUT