dovecot - Sep 2011 - General IMAP Question

Hi-
  I'm developing an IMAP client library in lua and tried using a literal
  form of the STATUS command.  Dovecot rejected the command.  I was
  successfully able to use a literal form of the LOGIN command, so I
  have some confidence in my code working properly.

  Is this correct and, if so, is there a list of IMAP commands that
  don't support the literal form?  I searched hi and lo for something,
  but have been unable to find an answer.

  Thanks for your time.

Regards-
Gerry LaMontagne
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On 14.9.2011, at 14.14, Gerald LaMontagne wrote:
>  I'm developing an IMAP client library in lua and tried using a literal
>  form of the STATUS command. Dovecot rejected the command.  I was
>  successfully able to use a literal form of the LOGIN command, so I
>  have some confidence in my code working properly.
There are no "literal forms of commands". Individual parameters have
literal forms. In LOGIN command the username and password can be literals. In
STATUS the mailbox name can be a literal, which is followed by a list of atoms.
>  Is this correct and, if so, is there a list of IMAP commands that
>  don't support the literal form?  I searched hi and lo for something,
>  but have been unable to find an answer.
Read the ABNF rules from RFC 3501. They tell exactly what is allowed.