Using IMAP functions with POP3

[ratcateme]

Hi i am trying to open a imap stream using imap_open() here is my code

<?php
$host='{localhost:110/pop3}INBOX';
$user='scott';
$pass='******';

$imap=imap_open($host,$user,$pass);
?>

but i get this error

Warning:  imap_open() [function.imap-open]: Couldn't open stream {localhost:110/pop3}INBOX in /var/www/html/mail/index.php on line 7

 

Scott.