Certainly it is possible. You would need to read RFC 2060 - Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1, RFC 2095 - IMAP/POP AUTHorize Extension for Simple Challenge/Response. For a more complete list of IMAP documentation available on the web, see IMAP Documents: RFCs and Drafts.

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