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IMAP Capability

Demonstrates how to send the CAPABILITY command to request a listing of capabilities that the IMAP server supports. A capability name which begins with "AUTH=" indicates that the server supports that particular authentication mechanism.

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Node.js
NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Use TLS
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    success = imap.Connect("MY-IMAP-DOMAIN");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate
    success = imap.Login("MY-IMAP-LOGIN","MY-IMAP-PASSWORD");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Get the list of capabilities:
    var caps = imap.Capability();
    console.log("Capabilities: " + caps);

    // Here is an example of the string returned:
    // * CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 
    // UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT APPENDLIMIT=35882577
    // LIST-EXTENDED LIST-STATUS

    // Chilkat v9.5.0.58 introduces the HasCapability method to
    // check to see if a particular capability exists:
    if (imap.HasCapability("QUOTA",caps) == true) {
        console.log("IMAP server supports the QUOTA extension.");
    }

    if (imap.HasCapability("IDLE",caps) == true) {
        console.log("IMAP server supports IDLE.");
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect();

}

chilkatExample();