# NousResearch/hermes-agent · IMAP ID command skipped when server lacks support

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes addressing a bug where sending the RFC 2971 IMAP ID command to servers that don't advertise the capability breaks the connection. Changes add a capability check before issuing the command.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #92979. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #92979 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-92979`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.33`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #39856: Email adapter: _send_imap_id() breaks IMAP connection on servers without RFC 2971 support (e.g. Purelymail)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#92979: fix(email): send IMAP ID only when the server advertises the capability**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/email/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_email.py`, `tests/gateway/test_email_imap_id_protocol.py`
- **#104411: refactor(email): fold #92979 review findings into the IMAP ID gate**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/email/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_email.py`, `tests/gateway/test_email_imap_id_protocol.py`
- **#39861: fix(email): check IMAP ID capability before sending RFC 2971 command**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `25be5e2120`, `14ca27fa06`, `66f1668850`, `#92979`, `#104411`
- **#39917: fix(email): skip IMAP ID when unsupported**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#39861`
- **#40042: fix(email): skip unsupported IMAP ID command**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#39861`, `#39856`, `#40016`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #92979 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-06`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`