Problem with socket responses with flex

Question

Hi, I am using the code below to connect to an IMAP server.
When I telnet to the server and use the commands that I am sending in the code, the rsponses are correct.
However, when I run the code below, I only obtain the ready and logged in responses as shown below.
Any ideas why I am not receiving the full set of responses from the socket?
Thanks in advance fro your advice.
The following is the output from the code:
+++++++++++++++++ START SENDING IMAP DATA +++++++++++++++++++++++++
sent: . login user1 myPassword
sent: . status INBOX (messages)
sent: . select INBOX
+++++++++++++++++ END SENDING IMAP DATA +++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++ [IMAP START]
Response is: * OK Dovecot ready.
[IMAP END] +++++++++
++++++++ [IMAP START]
Response is: . OK Logged in.
[IMAP END] +++++++++
The code is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:WindowedApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
   xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
   xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
   applicationComplete="init()">
<fx:Declarations>
<!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here -->
</fx:Declarations>
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
public var dataStr:String;
private var socket:Socket;
private var serverURL:String= "dead.org";
private var serverPort:int = 143;
private var serverResponse:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
private function init():void
  this.serverURL = serverURL;
  this.serverPort = serverPort;
  socket = new Socket();
  socket.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.SOCKET_DATA,handleNewIMAPData); //Event when socket receives new data
  this.connectToServer();
  sendIMAPdata();
private function sendString(dataStr:String):void
  var bytes:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
  bytes.writeMultiByte(dataStr, "UTF-8");
  socket.writeBytes(bytes);
  socket.flush();
  trace("sent: " + dataStr);
public function sendIMAPdata():void
  trace("\t +++++++++++++++++ START SENDING IMAP DATA +++++++++++++++++++++++++");
  dataStr =". login user1 myPassword" + "\r\n";
  sendString(dataStr);
  dataStr =". status INBOX (messages)" + "\r\n";
  sendString(dataStr);
  dataStr =". select INBOX" + "\r\n";
      sendString(dataStr);
  trace("\t +++++++++++++++++ END SENDING IMAP DATA +++++++++++++++++++++++++");
private function handleNewIMAPData(event:ProgressEvent):void
  var numBytes:int = socket.bytesAvailable;
  serverResponse = new ByteArray();
  while(socket.bytesAvailable)
    var byte:int = socket.readUnsignedByte();
serverResponse.writeByte(byte);
  var response:String = serverResponse.toString();
  trace(" ++++++++ [IMAP START]\n Response is: " + response + "[IMAP END] +++++++++\n");
private function connectToServer():void
  socket.connect(serverURL, serverPort);
]]>
</fx:Script>
</s:WindowedApplication>

Answer 1

When I run telnet, the console responses are the same as the tcpdump messages.
When I run the program, the messages from tcpdump match the messages in my trace statements.
The messages from telnet and running the program are different:-)
I can only assume (at the moment) that I am sending multiple messages too quickly(?), but I did a quick and dirty big "for loop" to slow down the sending of subsequent messages, but with no resulting change in the programs behaviour.
So, still thinking about the problem -  unfortunately.