[Tickets #7229] Re: Login will fail if using a password with } character

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/7229
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  Ticket             | 7229
  Updated By         | Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
  Summary            | Login will fail if using a password with } character
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | 4.2
  Type               | Bug
-State              | Feedback
+State              | Not A Bug
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> (2008-08-25 18:37) wrote:

>> So what?  What does this prove?
> that the issue only happens with IMP obviously

No it doesn't.  We send login information differently than other MUA's  
(using the {} notatic).  However, different does not mean broken.  See  
RFC 3501 [4.3].  So, unless you can show otherwise, the assumption is  
that *your* IMAP server is broken since nobody else can reproduce this  
issue.