1 ;;; pop3.el --- Post Office Protocol (RFC 1460) interface
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1996, Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Richard L. Pieri <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>
6 ;; Keywords: mail, pop3
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28 ;; Most of the standard Post Office Protocol version 3 (RFC 1460) commands
29 ;; are implemented. The LIST command has not been implemented due to lack
30 ;; of actual usefulness.
31 ;; The optional POP3 command TOP has not been implemented.
33 ;; This program was inspired by Kyle E. Jones's vm-pop program.
40 (defvar pop3-maildrop (or user-login-name (getenv "LOGNAME") (getenv "USER") nil)
42 (defvar pop3-mailhost (or (getenv "MAILHOST") nil)
47 (defvar pop3-password-required t
48 "*Non-nil if a password is required when connecting to POP server.")
49 (defvar pop3-password nil
50 "*Password to use when connecting to POP server.")
52 (defvar pop3-authentication-scheme 'pass
53 "*POP3 authentication scheme. Defaults to 'pass, for the standard
54 USER/PASS authentication. Other valid values are 'apop.")
56 (defvar pop3-timestamp nil
57 "Timestamp returned when initially connected to the POP server.
58 Used for APOP authentication.")
60 (defvar pop3-read-point nil)
61 (defvar pop3-debug nil)
63 (defun pop3-movemail (&optional crashbox)
64 "Transfer contents of a maildrop to the specified CRASHBOX."
65 (or crashbox (setq crashbox (expand-file-name "~/.crashbox")))
66 (let* ((process (pop3-open-server pop3-mailhost pop3-port))
67 (crashbuf (get-buffer-create " *pop3-retr*"))
71 (if pop3-debug (switch-to-buffer (process-buffer process)))
72 (cond ((equal 'apop pop3-authentication-scheme)
73 (pop3-apop process pop3-maildrop))
74 ((equal 'pass pop3-authentication-scheme)
75 (pop3-user process pop3-maildrop)
77 (t (error "Invalid POP3 authentication scheme.")))
78 (setq message-count (car (pop3-stat process)))
79 (while (<= n message-count)
80 (message (format "Retrieving message %d of %d from %s..."
81 n message-count pop3-mailhost))
83 (pop3-retr process n crashbuf)
86 (append-to-file (point-min) (point-max) crashbox))
90 (kill-buffer crashbuf)
95 (defun pop3-open-server (mailhost port)
96 "Open TCP connection to MAILHOST.
97 Returns the process associated with the connection."
99 (get-buffer-create (format "trace of POP session to %s" mailhost)))
102 (set-buffer process-buffer)
105 (open-network-stream "POP" process-buffer mailhost port))
106 (setq pop3-read-point (point-min))
107 (let ((response (pop3-read-response process t)))
109 (substring response (or (string-match "<" response) 0)
110 (+ 1 (or (string-match ">" response) -1)))))
116 (defun pop3-process-filter (process output)
118 (set-buffer (process-buffer process))
119 (goto-char (point-max))
122 (defun pop3-send-command (process command)
123 (set-buffer (process-buffer process))
124 (goto-char (point-max))
125 ;; (if (= (aref command 0) ?P)
126 ;; (insert "PASS <omitted>\r\n")
127 ;; (insert command "\r\n"))
128 (setq pop3-read-point (point))
129 (goto-char (point-max))
130 (process-send-string process command)
131 (process-send-string process "\r\n")
134 (defun pop3-read-response (process &optional return)
135 "Read the response from the server.
136 Return the response string if optional second argument is non-nil."
137 (let ((case-fold-search nil)
140 (set-buffer (process-buffer process))
141 (goto-char pop3-read-point)
142 (while (not (search-forward "\r\n" nil t))
143 (accept-process-output process)
144 (goto-char pop3-read-point))
145 (setq match-end (point))
146 (goto-char pop3-read-point)
147 (if (looking-at "-ERR")
148 (error (buffer-substring (point) (- match-end 2)))
149 (if (not (looking-at "+OK"))
150 (progn (setq pop3-read-point match-end) nil)
151 (setq pop3-read-point match-end)
153 (buffer-substring (point) match-end)
157 (defun pop3-string-to-list (string &optional regexp)
158 "Chop up a string into a list."
160 (regexp (or regexp " "))
161 (string (if (string-match "\r" string)
162 (substring string 0 (match-beginning 0))
164 (store-match-data nil)
166 (if (string-match regexp string)
167 (setq list (cons (substring string 0 (- (match-end 0) 1)) list)
168 string (substring string (match-end 0)))
169 (setq list (cons string list)
173 (defvar pop3-read-passwd nil)
174 (defun pop3-read-passwd (prompt)
175 (if (not pop3-read-passwd)
176 (if (load "passwd" t)
177 (setq pop3-read-passwd 'read-passwd)
178 (autoload 'ange-ftp-read-passwd "ange-ftp")
179 (setq pop3-read-passwd 'ange-ftp-read-passwd)))
180 (funcall pop3-read-passwd prompt))
182 (defun pop3-clean-region (start end)
183 (setq end (set-marker (make-marker) end))
186 (while (and (< (point) end) (search-forward "\r\n" end t))
187 (replace-match "\n" t t))
189 (while (and (< (point) end) (re-search-forward "^\\." end t))
190 (replace-match "" t t)
192 (set-marker end nil))
194 (defun pop3-munge-message-separator (start end)
195 "Check to see if a message separator exists. If not, generate one."
198 (narrow-to-region start end)
199 (goto-char (point-min))
200 (if (not (or (looking-at "From .?") ; Unix mail
201 (looking-at "\001\001\001\001\n") ; MMDF
202 (looking-at "BABYL OPTIONS:") ; Babyl
204 (let ((from (mail-strip-quoted-names (mail-fetch-field "From")))
205 (date (pop3-string-to-list (mail-fetch-field "Date")))
207 ;; sample date formats I have seen
208 ;; Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 09:04:21 -0400 (EDT)
209 ;; Date: 08 Jul 1996 23:22:24 -0400
211 ;; Tue Jul 9 09:04:21 1996
213 (cond ((string-match "[A-Z]" (nth 0 date))
214 (format "%s %s %s %s %s"
215 (nth 0 date) (nth 2 date) (nth 1 date)
216 (nth 4 date) (nth 3 date)))
218 ;; this really needs to be better but I don't feel
219 ;; like writing a date to day converter.
220 (format "Sun %s %s %s %s"
221 (nth 1 date) (nth 0 date)
222 (nth 3 date) (nth 2 date)))
224 (setq From_ (format "From %s %s\n" from date))
225 (while (string-match "," From_)
226 (setq From_ (concat (substring From_ 0 (match-beginning 0))
227 (substring From_ (match-end 0)))))
228 (goto-char (point-min))
233 ;; AUTHORIZATION STATE
235 (defun pop3-user (process user)
236 "Send USER information to POP3 server."
237 (pop3-send-command process (format "USER %s" user))
238 (let ((response (pop3-read-response process t)))
239 (if (not (and response (string-match "+OK" response)))
240 (error (format "USER %s not valid." user)))))
242 (defun pop3-pass (process)
243 "Send authentication information to the server."
244 (let ((pass pop3-password))
245 (if (and pop3-password-required (not pass))
247 (pop3-read-passwd (format "Password for %s: " pop3-maildrop))))
250 (pop3-send-command process (format "PASS %s" pass))
251 (let ((response (pop3-read-response process t)))
252 (if (not (and response (string-match "+OK" response)))
253 (pop3-quit process)))))
256 (defun pop3-apop (process user)
257 "Send alternate authentication information to the server."
258 (if (not (fboundp 'md5)) (autoload 'md5 "md5"))
259 (let ((pass pop3-password))
260 (if (and pop3-password-required (not pass))
262 (pop3-read-passwd (format "Password for %s: " pop3-maildrop))))
264 (let ((hash (md5 (concat pop3-timestamp pass))))
265 (pop3-send-command process (format "APOP %s %s" user hash))
266 (let ((response (pop3-read-response process t)))
267 (if (not (and response (string-match "+OK" response)))
268 (pop3-quit process)))))
273 (defun pop3-stat (process)
274 "Return a list of the number of messages in the maildrop and the size
276 (pop3-send-command process "STAT")
277 (let ((response (pop3-read-response process t)))
278 (list (string-to-int (nth 1 (pop3-string-to-list response)))
279 (string-to-int (nth 2 (pop3-string-to-list response))))
282 (defun pop3-list (process &optional msg)
283 "Scan listing of available messages.
284 This function currently does nothing.")
286 (defun pop3-retr (process msg crashbuf)
287 "Retrieve message-id MSG from the server and place the contents in
289 (pop3-send-command process (format "RETR %s" msg))
290 (pop3-read-response process)
291 (let ((start pop3-read-point) end)
293 (set-buffer (process-buffer process))
294 (while (not (re-search-forward "^\\.\r\n" nil t))
295 (accept-process-output process)
297 (setq pop3-read-point (point-marker))
298 (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
299 (setq end (point-marker))
300 (pop3-clean-region start end)
301 (pop3-munge-message-separator start end)
303 (set-buffer crashbuf)
305 (copy-to-buffer crashbuf start end)
306 (delete-region start end)
309 (defun pop3-dele (process msg)
310 "Mark message-id MSG as deleted."
311 (pop3-send-command process (format "DELE %s" msg))
312 (pop3-read-response process))
314 (defun pop3-noop (process msg)
316 (pop3-send-command process "NOOP")
317 (pop3-read-response process))
319 (defun pop3-last (process)
320 "Return highest accessed message-id number for the session."
321 (pop3-send-command process "LAST")
322 (let ((response (pop3-read-response process t)))
323 (string-to-int (nth 1 (pop3-string-to-list response)))
326 (defun pop3-rset (process)
327 "Remove all delete marks from current maildrop."
328 (pop3-send-command process "RSET")
329 (pop3-read-response process))
333 (defun pop3-quit (process)
334 "Tell server to remove all messages marked as deleted, unlock the
335 maildrop, and close the connection."
336 (pop3-send-command process "QUIT")
337 (pop3-read-response process t)
340 (set-buffer (process-buffer process))
341 (goto-char (point-max))
342 (delete-process process))))
344 ;; Summary of POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) commands and responses
346 ;;; AUTHORIZATION STATE
348 ;; Initial TCP connection
350 ;; Restrictions: none
351 ;; Possible responses:
352 ;; +OK [POP3 server ready]
355 ;; Arguments: a server specific user-id (required)
356 ;; Restrictions: authorization state [after unsuccessful USER or PASS
357 ;; Possible responses:
358 ;; +OK [valid user-id]
359 ;; -ERR [invalid user-id]
362 ;; Arguments: a server/user-id specific password (required)
363 ;; Restrictions: authorization state, after successful USER
364 ;; Possible responses:
365 ;; +OK [maildrop locked and ready]
366 ;; -ERR [invalid password]
367 ;; -ERR [unable to lock maildrop]
369 ;;; TRANSACTION STATE
373 ;; Restrictions: transaction state
374 ;; Possible responses:
375 ;; +OK nn mm [# of messages, size of maildrop]
378 ;; Arguments: a message-id (optional)
379 ;; Restrictions: transaction state; msg must not be deleted
380 ;; Possible responses:
381 ;; +OK [scan listing follows]
382 ;; -ERR [no such message]
385 ;; Arguments: a message-id (required)
386 ;; Restrictions: transaction state; msg must not be deleted
387 ;; Possible responses:
388 ;; +OK [message contents follow]
389 ;; -ERR [no such message]
392 ;; Arguments: a message-id (required)
393 ;; Restrictions: transaction state; msg must not be deleted
394 ;; Possible responses:
395 ;; +OK [message deleted]
396 ;; -ERR [no such message]
400 ;; Restrictions: transaction state
401 ;; Possible responses:
406 ;; Restrictions: transaction state
407 ;; Possible responses:
408 ;; +OK nn [highest numbered message accessed]
412 ;; Restrictions: transaction state
413 ;; Possible responses:
414 ;; +OK [all delete marks removed]
420 ;; Restrictions: none
421 ;; Possible responses:
422 ;; +OK [TCP connection closed]