How can I interrupt IMAP's IDLE?

Question

I am using the Javamail API connecting to my IMAP server. Everything is working great with the javax.mail.Folder.idle() method. My listener gets called when a new mail comes

Answer 1

Performing any operation on that folder (from another thread) will cause idle() method to return immediately. So if you want to forcefully interrupt it, just call close() from a new thread.