Add support for AUTH command to poplib

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, networking

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing poplib_auth.patch and the linked PR gh-142613, then inspect the poplib library entry points involved in POP3 commands. The work is done when AUTH support is integrated and its behavior is covered by the relevant project tests.

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Description

easy stdlib topic-email type-feature
BPO 20352
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer
Files
  • poplib_auth.patch: Initial patch
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    assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2014-01-22.18:17:39.924>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'library', 'expert-email']
title = 'Add support for AUTH command to poplib'
updated_at = <Date 2014-01-23.13:55:51.385>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/dveeden'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2014-01-23.13:55:51.385>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'email']
creation = <Date 2014-01-22.18:17:39.924>
creator = 'dveeden'
dependencies = []
files = ['33651']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 20352
keywords = ['patch', 'easy']
message_count = 4.0
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nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'dveeden']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue20352'
versions = ['Python 3.5']

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