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MimeKit

ImapImplementation Class

The details of an IMAP client or server implementation.
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  MailKit.Net.ImapImapImplementation

Namespace: MailKit.Net.Imap
Assembly: MailKit (in MailKit.dll) Version: 4.7.1
Syntax
C#
public class ImapImplementation

The ImapImplementation type exposes the following members.

Constructors
 NameDescription
Public methodCode exampleImapImplementation Initializes a new instance of the ImapImplementation class.
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Properties
 NameDescription
Public propertyAddress Get or set the postal address of the vendor.
Public propertyArguments Get or set the command-line arguments used to start the program.
Public propertyCommand Get or set the command used to start the program.
Public propertyEnvironment Get or set the environment variables available to the program.
Public propertyCode exampleName Get or set the name of the program.
Public propertyOS Get or set the name of the operating system.
Public propertyOSVersion Get or set the version of the operating system.
Public propertyCode exampleProperties Get the identification properties.
Public propertyReleaseDate Get or set the release date of the program.
Public propertySupportUrl Get or set the support URL.
Public propertyVendor Get or set the name of the vendor.
Public propertyCode exampleVersion Get or set the version of the program.
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Methods
 NameDescription
Public methodEquals
(Inherited from Object)
Protected methodFinalize
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodGetHashCode
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodGetType
(Inherited from Object)
Protected methodMemberwiseClone
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodToString
(Inherited from Object)
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Remarks
Allows an IMAP client and server to share their implementation details with each other for the purposes of debugging.
Example
C#
public static void Capabilities ()
{
    using (var client = new ImapClient ()) {
        client.Connect ("imap.gmail.com", 993, SecureSocketOptions.SslOnConnect);

        var mechanisms = string.Join (", ", client.AuthenticationMechanisms);
        Console.WriteLine ("The IMAP server supports the following SASL authentication mechanisms: {0}", mechanisms);

        client.Authenticate ("username", "password");

        if (client.Capabilities.HasFlag (ImapCapabilities.Id)) {
            var clientImplementation = new ImapImplementation { Name = "MailKit", Version = "1.0" };
            var serverImplementation = client.Identify (clientImplementation);

            Console.WriteLine ("Server implementation details:");
            foreach (var property in serverImplementation.Properties)
                Console.WriteLine ("  {0} = {1}", property.Key, property.Value);
        }

        if (client.Capabilities.HasFlag (ImapCapabilities.Acl)) {
            Console.WriteLine ("The IMAP server supports Access Control Lists.");

            Console.WriteLine ("The IMAP server supports the following access rights: {0}", client.Rights);

            Console.WriteLine ("The Inbox has the following access controls:");
            var acl = client.Inbox.GetAccessControlList ();
            foreach (var ac in acl)
                Console.WriteLine ("  {0} = {1}", ac.Name, ac.Rights);

            var myRights = client.Inbox.GetMyAccessRights ();
            Console.WriteLine ("Your current rights for the Inbox folder are: {0}", myRights);
        }

        if (client.Capabilities.HasFlag (ImapCapabilities.Quota)) {
            Console.WriteLine ("The IMAP server supports quotas.");

            Console.WriteLine ("The current quota for the Inbox is:");
            var quota = client.Inbox.GetQuota ();

            if (quota.StorageLimit.HasValue)
                Console.WriteLine ("  Limited by storage space. Using {0} out of {1} bytes.", quota.CurrentStorageSize.Value, quota.StorageLimit.Value);

            if (quota.MessageLimit.HasValue)
                Console.WriteLine ("  Limited by the number of messages. Using {0} out of {1} bytes.", quota.CurrentMessageCount.Value, quota.MessageLimit.Value);

            Console.WriteLine ("The quota root is: {0}", quota.QuotaRoot);
        }

        if (client.Capabilities.HasFlag (ImapCapabilities.Thread)) {
            if (client.ThreadingAlgorithms.Contains (ThreadingAlgorithm.OrderedSubject))
                Console.WriteLine ("The IMAP server supports threading by subject.");
            if (client.ThreadingAlgorithms.Contains (ThreadingAlgorithm.References))
                Console.WriteLine ("The IMAP server supports threading by references.");
        }

        client.Disconnect (true);
    }
}
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