abort in Mail Applet: command: CAPABILITY => socket error: EOF

[fgcwatt]

Distribution: LinuxMint
Version: Katya 11

Method of installing Awn and Awn Extras: ppa:awn-testing/ppa

Awn version: 0.4.1~bzr830+201104200108~natty1
Awn extras version: 0.4.1~bzr1537+201106112032~natty1

Window Manager: GNOME 2.32.1

Video card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
ATI driver version: 2:8.840-0ubuntu4

Please describe what you did that caused the bug: Cold boot login.

Tell us how we can reproduce your bug: Unrepeatable bug.
Mail applet login details: server: IMAP.zoho.com
SSL encryption is enabled.
"Get messages from only one folder" is disabled; can't login otherwise.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/awn/extras/awnlib.py", line 1590, in init_start
    applet_class(applet)
  File "/usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/mail/mail.py", line 134, in __init__
    self.login(login_data)
  File "/usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/mail/mail.py", line 287, in login
    self.mail.update()
  File "/usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/mail/mail.py", line 1026, in update
    self.server = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 1148, in __init__
    IMAP4.__init__(self, host, port)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 192, in __init__
    typ, dat = self.capability()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 361, in capability
    typ, dat = self._simple_command(name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 1070, in _simple_command
    return self._command_complete(name, self._command(name, *args))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/imaplib.py", line 899, in _command_complete
    raise self.abort('command: %s => %s' % (name, val))
abort: command: CAPABILITY => socket error: EOF