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C: STORE 4 6-7 +FLAGS=DELETED<br clear="none"/>
S: * FETCH 4 FLAGS=SEEN,DELETED<br clear="none"/>
S: * FETCH 6 FLAGS=SEEN,DELETED<br clear="none"/>
S: * FETCH 7 FLAGS=SEEN,DELETED<br clear="none"/>
S: +OK STORE completed<br clear="none"/>
C: STORE 4 "INTERNALDATE=Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:43:09 -0500"<br clear="none"/>
S: * FETCH 4 "INTERNALDATE=Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:43:09 -0500"<br clear="none"/>
S: +OK STORE completed<br clear="none"/></p>
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<p>The <code class="literal">STORE</code> command updates
attributes of existing messages. A list of message numbers, as
whitespace-delimited words, follows the <code class="literal">STORE</code>. “<span class="quote"><em class="replaceable"><code>m</code></em>-<em class="replaceable"><code>n</code></em></span>” designates
messages #m through #n, inclusively.</p>
<p>One or more words follow the message number list; they
specify which attributes to set. Attribute settings are
generally specified as <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>=<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>. As is with the
<code class="literal">FETCH</code> command, servers should
ignore attributes they do not recognize. The following
attributes are defined at this time:</p>
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<dt><span class="term">FLAGS=<em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em></span></dt>
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<p>Sets the messages flags precisely to <em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em>, which is a
comma-separated list of message flags. See
“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="attributes.html" title="Reading message attributes" shape="rect">Reading message attributes</a></span>”
for a list of defined message flags.</p>
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<dt><span class="term">+FLAGS=<em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Adds the flags in <em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em> to the messages'
flags. Other flags, if they are set for a message, remain
set.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-FLAGS=<em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Remove the flags in <em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em> from the messages'
flags. Other flags, if they are set for a message, remain
set.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">KEYWORDS=<em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>If the server's capability list includes
“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">KEYWORD</code></span>”, then set the
keywords associated with the message to <em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em>, which is a
comma-separated list of keywords. See “<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="conn.html" title="SMAP connection negotiation" shape="rect">SMAP
connection negotiation</a></span>” for more
information.</p>
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<dt><span class="term">+KEYWORDS=<em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Adds keywords named in <em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em>, which is a
comma-separated list of keywords, to the existing
keywords already set for the message. Existing keywords
remain unaffected.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-KEYWORDS=<em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Removes keywords named in <em class="replaceable"><code>list</code></em>, which is a
comma-separated list of keywords, from the list of
existing keywords associated with this message.</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">INTERNALDATE=<em class="replaceable"><code>date</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>Set the <code class="literal">INTERNALDATE</code>
timestamp on a message to <em class="replaceable"><code>date</code></em>, which is an
RFC-2822 formatted date/time value. See
“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="attributes.html" title="Reading message attributes" shape="rect">Reading message attributes</a></span>”
for more information on the <code class="literal">INTERNALDATE</code> attribute.</p>
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<p>The server's response includes “<span class="quote"><code class="literal">* FETCH</code></span>”
single line replies that give the updated attributes of all
affected messages. This is specifically needed when updating
message flags, and is optional when updating <code class="literal">INTERNALDATE</code>s (there's not much point in
echoing back the same timestamp).</p>
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