[Python-3000] email libraries: use byte or unicode strings?

[Bill Janssen]

Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com> wrote:

> Note: imaplib and nntplib have no test :-(

I'm concerned about the lack of test suites for these modules.  They
basically go untested unless someone sets up a server, and then runs a
series of unscripted ad-hoc tests against that server.  Is there either
a way we could set up IMAP and NNTP servers on python.org to test
against, or perhaps find some effectively permanent services to test
againt?

Bill