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Merge branch 'main' into clawoss/docs/148770-imaplib-select-quoting
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Expand Up @@ -519,6 +519,12 @@ An :class:`IMAP4` instance has the following methods:
(``EXISTS`` response). The default *mailbox* is ``'INBOX'``. If the *readonly*
flag is set, modifications to the mailbox are not allowed.

.. note::

Mailbox names containing spaces must be quoted by the caller.
For example, to select a mailbox named ``my important mail``, use
``M.select('"my important mail"')``.


.. method:: IMAP4.send(data)

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