+## get_ic() - queries imap servers for capabilities; real simple. no imaps
+#ic_get() {
+# emulate -L zsh
+# local port
+# if [[ ! -z $1 ]] ; then
+# port=${2:-143}
+# print "querying imap server on $1:${port}...\n";
+# print "a1 capability\na2 logout\n" | nc $1 ${port}
+# else
+# print "usage:\n $0 <imap-server> [port]"
+# fi
+#}
+