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Sebb resolved NET-396.
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Resolution: Fixed
Fix Version/s: 3.0
Changed public method to do nothing, deprecated, and added package method for
use by POP3 classes
> POP3.setState() should not be public
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> Key: NET-396
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NET-396
> Project: Commons Net
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: POP3
> Affects Versions: 2.2
> Reporter: Sebb
> Fix For: 3.0
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> The POP3 method setState() is public. However, the state should only be
> settable by library methods, not by client code, otherwise the state checks
> won't work correctly.
> Changing the visibility would break binary compatibility.
> To maintain compatibility there could be a new method (package-private, which
> would give test cases access) which is allowed to set the state. Also change
> the public method to either do nothing or throw an
> UnsupportedOperationException.
> The getState() method can remain public.
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