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Login command returns a false positive if IMAP host is used

Open HardlyMirage opened this issue 9 years ago • 0 comments

Summary: If I mistakenly connect to an IMAP server instead of a POP3 one, the client connects me successfully and the login status returns true even if my credentials are incorrect.

Code:

var transport = new POP3Client(993, 'imap.google.com', { enabletls: true });
transport.on('connect', () => {
    console.log('Connection established!');
    transport.login('[email protected]', 'invalidpassword')
});
transport.on('login', (status, response) => {
    console.log('Status:', status);
    console.log('Response:', response);
});

Output:

Connection established!
Status: true
Response: 'PASS BAD Unknown command g67mb393707070wme\r\n'

Expectation: Status needs to be false since my email address / password is incorrect, or I shouldn't be able to connect successfully at all since I'm connecting to an imap server.

HardlyMirage avatar Jul 30 '16 17:07 HardlyMirage