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6 imtest - interactive IMAP test program
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9 imtest [ -t keyfile ] [ -p port ] [ -m mechanism ]
10 [ -a userid ] [ -u userid ] [ -k num ] [ -l num ]
11 [ -r realm ] [ -f file ] [ -n num ] [ -s ] [ -c ]
12 [ -i ] [ -z ] [ -v ] [ -I file ] [ -x file ]
13 [ -X file ] [ -o option=value ] hostname
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16 imtest is a utility that allows you to authenticate to a IMAP or IMSP
17 server and interactively issue commands to it. Once authenticated you
18 may issue any IMAP or IMSP command by simply typing it in. It is capa‐
19 ble of multiple SASL authentication mechanisms and handles encryption
20 layers transparently. This utility is often used for testing the opera‐
21 tion of a imsp or imap server. Also those developing IMAP clients find
22 it useful.
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25 -t keyfile
26 Enable TLS. keyfile contains the TLS public and private keys.
27 Specify "" to negotiate a TLS encryption layer but not use TLS
28 authentication.
29 -p port
31 Port to connect to. If left off this defaults to imap as defined
32 in /etc/services.
33 -m mechanism
35 Force imtest to use mechanism for authentication. If not speci‐
36 fied the strongest authentication mechanism supported by the
37 server is chosen. Specify login to use the LOGIN command
38 instead of AUTHENTICATE.
39 -a userid
41 Userid to use for authentication; defaults to the current user.
42 This is the userid whose password or credentials will be pre‐
43 sented to the server for verification.
44 -u userid
46 Userid to use for authorization; defaults to the current user.
47 This is the userid whose identity will be assumed after authen‐
48 tication. NOTE: This is only used with SASL mechanisms that
49 allow proxying (e.g. PLAIN, DIGEST-MD5).
50 -k num Minimum protection layer required.
52 -l num Maximum protection layer to use (0=none; 1=integrity; etc). For
54 example if you are using the KERBEROS_V4 authentication mecha‐
55 nism specifying 0 will force imtest to not use any layer and
56 specifying 1 will force it to use the integrity layer. By
57 default the maximum supported protection layer will be used.
58 -r realm
60 Specify the realm to use. Certain authentication mechanisms
61 (e.g. DIGEST-MD5) may require one to specify the realm.
62 -f file
64 Pipe file into connection after authentication.
65 -n num Number of authentication attempts; default = 1. The client will
67 attempt to do SSL/TLS session reuse and/or fast reauth (e.g.
68 DIGEST-MD5), if possible.
69 -s Enable IMAP over SSL (imaps).
71 -c Enable challenge prompt callbacks. This will cause the OTP
73 mechanism to ask for the the one-time password instead of the
74 secret pass-phrase (library generates the correct response).
75 -i Don't send an initial client response for SASL mechanisms, even
77 if the protocol supports it.
78 -I file
80 Echo the PID of the running process into file (This can be use‐
81 ful with -X).
82 -x file
84 Open the named socket for the interactive portion
85 -X file
87 Like -x, only close all file descriptors & daemonize the
88 process.
89 -o option=value
91 Set the SASL option to value.
92 -v Verbose. Print out more information than usual.
94 -z Timing test.
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