Commit e912cf9e e912cf9eddd4026759ab559809fe798afb22f592 by Sam Roberts

Noted the IMAP url syntax.

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......@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ necessary information to initialize @code{mailbox_t}, or @code{mailer_t}
properly.
@subsection POP3
The POP URL scheme contains a pop server, optional port number
The POP URL scheme contains a POP server, optional port number
and the authentication mechanism. The general form is
@example
@url{pop://user;AUTH=type@@hostname:port}
@url{pop://obelix;AUTH=+APOP@@village.gaulois.org:2000}
@url{pop://[<user>[;AUTH=<auth>]@@]<host>[:<port>]}
@end example
If @emph{:port} is omitted the default value is 110. Different forms of
......@@ -21,14 +20,29 @@ a default scheme base on the capability of the server.
@url{pop://obelix@@gaulois.org}
@url{pop://asterix;AUTH=*@@france.com}
@url{pop://falbala;AUTH=+APOP@@france.com}
@url{pop://obelix;AUTH=+APOP@@village.gaulois.org:2000}
@end example
For more complete information see @cite{rfc2368}.
@subsection IMAP
imap://.....
The IMAP URL scheme contains an IMAP server, optional port number
and the authentication mechanism. The general form is
@example
@url{imap://[user[;AUTH=type]]@@hostname[:port][/mailbox]}
@end example
If @emph{:port} is omitted the default value is 220. Different forms of
authentication can be specified with @emph{;AUTH=type}.
The special string @emph{;AUTH=*} indicates that the client will use
a default scheme base on the capability of the server.
@example
@url{pop://obelix@@imap.gaulois.org}
@url{pop://asterix;AUTH=*@@france.com}
@end example
Description of the fields and examples are needed.
For more complete information see @cite{rfc2192}.
@subsection File
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