IMAP - Useful Commands

• Login
  • a1 LOGIN "tux" "hidden"
• List all available directories
  • a2 LIST "" ""*
• List specific directories
  • a3 LIST "" "INBOX.Priv"*
• Select a specific FOLDER
  • a4 SELECT INBOX.Test
• View ALL
  • a5 FETCH 1:3 ALL
• View BODY
  • a6 FETCH 2 BODY[]
• Download individual header lines
  • a7 FETCH 2 BODY[HEADER.FIELDS Message-ID
• Copy a message either to another FOLDER or back in the same FOLDER
  • a8 COPY 2:3 INBOX.Test
• Searching for Email Contents
  • a11 SEARCH UNSEEN
• Find messages marked for DELETION
  • a12 SEARCH 1:4 DELETED
• Search message contents
  • a13 SEARCH ALL TEXT Heinlein
• Account migration
  • imapsync --hostl oldmail.example.com --userl tux \
    --passwordl "secret" --host2 newmail.example.com --user2 t.tux \
    --password2 "secret"
• Account migration with a password file
  • imapsync --host1 oldmail.example.com --userl tux \
    --passfile1 /root/pw1 --host2 newmail.example.com --user2 t.tux \
    --passfile2 /root/pw2