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POP3 (RFC 1939) & MIME (RFC 2045) Compliant Client

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POP3 client implemented with the command and state design patterns
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace Popper
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This is the DP-state representation of the RFC 1939 Authorization state.
    /// </summary>
    public class AuthorizationState:POPState
    {
        private static AuthorizationState s_State = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns teh singleton instance of this state.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A Authorization state.</returns>
        public static AuthorizationState GetInstance()
        {
            if (s_State == null)
                s_State = new AuthorizationState();
            return s_State;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Issues a command on the context.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="command">The command to issue.</param>
        /// <param name="context">The context onto which the command shall be issued.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the command was issued successfully.</returns>
        public override bool IssueCommand(Popper.RFC1939.POPCommand command, POPClient context)
        {
            if (IsLegalCommand(command))
            {
                if (command is RFC1939.ConnectCommand)
                {
                    if (command.Execute())
                    {
                        context.LoggCommand(command);                        
                        context.CurrentState = TransactionState.GetInstance();
                        return true;
                    }
                    context.LoggCommand(command);
                }
                else if (command is RFC1939.UserCommand)
                {
                    if (command.Execute())
                    {
                        context.LoggCommand(command);
                        return true; // user also need to supply pass, before we change state.
                    }
                    context.LoggCommand(command);
                }
                else if (command is RFC1939.PassCommand)
                {
                    if (command.Execute())
                    {
                        context.LoggCommand(command);
                        context.CurrentState = TransactionState.GetInstance();
                        return true;
                    }
                    context.LoggCommand(command);
                }
                else if (command is RFC1939.QuitCommand)
                {
                    if (command.Execute())
                    {
                        context.LoggCommand(command);
                        context.CurrentState = DisconnectedState.GetInstane();
                        return true;
                    }
                    context.LoggCommand(command);
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Determines if this command legaly can be issued in this state.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="command">The command to evaluate.</param>
        /// <returns>Tru if command can legaly be issued.</returns>
        public override bool IsLegalCommand(Popper.RFC1939.POPCommand command)
        {
            if (command is RFC1939.DeleteCommand)
                return false;
            if (command is RFC1939.ListCommand)
                return false;
            if (command is RFC1939.NoopCommand)
                return false;            
            if (command is RFC1939.ResetCommand)
                return false;
            if (command is RFC1939.RetriveCommand)
                return false;
            if (command is RFC1939.StatCommand)
                return false;
            if (command is RFC1939.TopCommand)
                return false;
            if (command is RFC1939.UIDLCommand)
                return false;

            return true;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a string representation of this state.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The string 'AUTHORIZATION'</returns>
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return "AUTHORIZATION";
        }
    }
}

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