Copy functio in imaplib

[Raghul]

What is message_set in the python documentation for copy in imaplib? Is
they referring message set to the particular mail message in my inbox
or something else.

copy( message_set, new_mailbox)
Copy message_set messages onto end of new_mailbox.

 

[Max M]

What is message_set in the python documentation for copy in imaplib? Is
they referring message set to the particular mail message in my inbox
or something else.

copy( message_set, new_mailbox)
Copy message_set messages onto end of new_mailbox.

A sequence of numbers encoded as a string. In one of the forms:

'1,2,3,4' or '1:4'

The numbers can be either message sequence numbers or uids.

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hilsen/regards Max M, Denmark

http://www.mxm.dk/
IT's Mad Science

 

[Grant Edwards]

What is message_set in the python documentation for copy in imaplib?

It's a list of message numbers. The ones returned by a
"SEARCH" command.

Is they referring message set to the particular mail message
in my inbox or something else.

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Have you read the IMAP RFC?

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2060.html