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11.7.2 IMAP4 Example
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Here is a minimal example (without error checking) that opens a
mailbox and retrieves and prints all messages:

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<dl><dd><pre class=verbatim>
import getpass, imaplib, string
M = imaplib.IMAP4()
M.LOGIN(getpass.getuser(), getpass.getpass())
M.SELECT()
typ, data = M.SEARCH(None, 'ALL')
for num in string.split(data[0]):
    typ, data = M.FETCH(num, '(RFC822)')
    print 'Message %s\n%s\n' % (num, data[0][1])
M.LOGOUT()
</pre></dl>

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Note that IMAP4 message numbers change as the mailbox changes, so it
is highly advisable to use UIDs instead, with the UID command.

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At the end of the module, there is a test section that contains a more
extensive example of usage.

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  <p class=heading><b>See Also:</b></p>

<div class=seetext><p>Documents describing the protocol, and sources and binaries
for servers implementing it, can all be found at the University of
Washington's <i>IMAP Information Center</i>
(<span class=url><a href="http://www.cac.washington.edu/imap/">http://www.cac.washington.edu/imap/</a></span>).</div>
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