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Expand Up @@ -204,7 +204,23 @@ An :class:`IMAP4` instance has the following methods:

.. method:: IMAP4.append(mailbox, flags, date_time, message)

Append *message* to named mailbox.
Append *message* to a named *mailbox*.

*flags* is a space-separated string containing IMAP flags tokens.

System flags defined in :rfc:`RFC 3501 <3501#section-2.3.2>` are:

* ``\Seen`` - Message has been read.
* ``\Answered`` - Message has been answered.
* ``\Flagged`` - Message is "flagged" for urgent/special attention.
* ``\Deleted`` - Message is "deleted" for removal by later ``EXPUNGE``.
* ``\Draft`` - Message has not completed composition (marked as a draft).
* ``\Recent`` - Message is "recently" arrived in this mailbox.
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The \Recent flag is supposed to be managed automatically by the server. It seems misleading to list it under the append method.


*date_time* is the date and time associated with the message.

*message* is a string representing the entire email message, including
headers and body.


.. method:: IMAP4.authenticate(mechanism, authobject)
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