Title: POP3::reset
Published: February 3, 2022
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# POP3::reset()

## In this article

 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/reset/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/reset/?output_format=md#related)

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## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/reset/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    function reset () {
        //  Resets the status of the remote server. This includes
        //  resetting the status of ALL msgs to not be deleted.
        //  This method automatically closes the connection to the server.

        if(!isset($this->FP))
        {
            $this->ERROR = "POP3 reset: " . _("No connection to server");
            return false;
        }
        $reply = $this->send_cmd("RSET");
        if(!$this->is_ok($reply))
        {
            //  The POP3 RSET command -never- gives a -ERR
            //  response - if it ever does, something truly
            //  wild is going on.

            $this->ERROR = "POP3 reset: " . _("Error ") . "[$reply]";
            @error_log("POP3 reset: ERROR [$reply]",0);
        }
        $this->quit();
        return true;
    }
    ```

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[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/class-pop3.php#L423-L445)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/reset/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [POP3::send_cmd()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/send_cmd/)`wp-includes/class-pop3.php` |  | 
| [POP3::is_ok()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/is_ok/)`wp-includes/class-pop3.php` |  | 
| [POP3::quit()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/pop3/quit/)`wp-includes/class-pop3.php` |  |

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