gh-64551: Add RFC 5034 AUTH support to poplib

[fatelei]

Add RFC 5034 AUTH support to poplib

• Issue: Add support for AUTH command to poplib #64551

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[diegorusso]

Can you please rebase/merge your branch on top of main please?

[fatelei]

Can you please rebase/merge your branch on top of main please?

done

[diegorusso]

Can you please rebase/merge your branch on top of main please?

done

Thanks! I removed all the reviewers and added only the ones in the original issue.

[bitdancer]

Thanks for working on this! I have several suggestions, mostly about mimicing the smtplib API for consistency.

[bedevere-app]

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[aisk]

Hi, please avoid of force push in the future, see: https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#don-t-force-push

[fatelei]

Hi, please avoid of force push in the future, see: https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#don-t-force-push

i rebase, but i can not push, so i force push, sorry

[aisk]

i rebase, but i can not push, so i force push, sorry

You can fetch the remote, then use git merge ... to merge the changes into your local branch, make further changes, and finally git push ... to the remote safely and without -f option.

[github-actions]

This PR is stale because it has been open for 30 days with no activity.