This function initializes an authentication session using the supported methods. These are, in order of preference: Digest-MD5,CRAMMD5,LOGIN, and PLAIN.
Parameter
string $uid
The userid to authenticate as.
string $pwd
The password to authenticate with.
string $method
The requested authentication method.If none is specified, the best supported method will be used.
Return value
returns Returns a PEAR_Error with an error message on any kind of failure, or true on success.
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