my $sock = IO::Socket::SSL->new("$server") or
  die "Problem connecting via SSL to $server: ", IO::Socket::SSL::errstr();
my $ofh = select($sock); $| = 1; select ($ofh);
my $IMAP = Mail::IMAPTalk->new(
  Socket => $sock,
  State  => Mail::IMAPTalk::Authenticated,
  Username => $username,
  Password => $password,
  Uid    => 0)
    or die "Could not query on existing socket. Reason: $@";