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imaplib fails to connect to IMAP4REV2 server#122953
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opened on Aug 12, 2024

imaplib fails to connect to IMAP4REV2 server

by changing here

cpython/Lib/imaplib.py

Line 44 in 1795d6c

AllowedVersions = ('IMAP4REV1', 'IMAP4') # Most recent first

to the following

AllowedVersions = ('IMAP4REV2','IMAP4REV1', 'IMAP4') # Most recent first

the test cases are able to run against an imap server advertising rev2

remark:
using this together with unittest

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  1. aisk
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    on Aug 14, 2024
  2. durawat
    added a commit that references this issue on May 23, 2026

    pythongh-122953: applied reviewed fixes - retaining removed documenta…

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  3. picnixz
    marked Add IMAP4rev2 (RFC 9051) support to imaplib #155369 as a duplicate of this issue on Aug 8, 2026
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