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| 1329411 | 2013-02-21 21:54:00 | Hi Guys. Im after some info on using IMAP with Outlook, in the real world (not the theory) Im NOT going to call it the cloud ;) I realize IMAP stores email (the inbox) on a remote server & keeps it there untill deleted from Outlook. I saw that the send folder might be saved locally in a separate PST if smtp is used to send email I have seen that Outlook can be configured to save other mailboxes on the IMAP server (eg the sent folder) - can IMAP be used to send as well ?? or is hosted Exchange need for that sort of function. - any other options, aprt from smtp for sending when using IMAP ? - can any Outlook folder be saved/synced in the IMAP server , eg sent , drafts, junk & other folders the user creates? - will IMAP 'sync' user created sub-folders under/inside inbox? - does all this depend on what the IMAP sever is setup to allow ? - is the outlook IMAP inbox cached on the PC as a OST, pst or something else? (offline files setting ?) - if email is imported into the inbox, on the local PC, then will that sync & upload those imported emails to the IMAP server ?? Cheers |
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| 1329412 | 2013-02-24 05:21:00 | Is this for a business? What about using Outlook Web Access? | Jen (38) | ||
| 1329413 | 2013-02-24 05:53:00 | Im NOT going to call it the cloud ;):thumbs: I realize IMAP stores email (the inbox) on a remote server & keeps it there untill deleted from Outlook. I saw that the send folder might be saved locally in a separate PST if smtp is used to send email I have seen that Outlook can be configured to save other mailboxes on the IMAP server (eg the sent folder) Almost - the mail is stored on the server - Outlook uses a local pst file as a TEMPORARY cache to allow offline reading of cached mail and speed up subsequent access to previously read mail. Do not rely on mail being stored locally, as this cache is refreshed on connection to the server - mail deleted from the server is immediately purged from the cache at the next connection. - can IMAP be used to send as well ?? or is hosted Exchange need for that sort of function.No, SMTP is for sending, IMAP for reading. - any other options, aprt from smtp for sending when using IMAP ? - can any Outlook folder be saved/synced in the IMAP server , eg sent , drafts, junk & other folders the user creates? Yes. - will IMAP 'sync' user created sub-folders under/inside inbox?Depends which inbox you mean. Each IMAP account must have an inbox, and can also have any other folders you wish. - does all this depend on what the IMAP sever is setup to allow ? No, that is standard imap features. Some implementations (strict IMAP4rev1) allow folders to contain ONLY messages OR ONLY other folder but not both. Most commonly used imap servers (dovecot & courier at least) allow folders to contain both messages AND subfolders, but it pays to be aware of this and there is usually a setting in the client software to turn this feature on/off. - is the outlook IMAP inbox cached on the PC as a OST, pst or something else? (offline files setting ?)Typically IMAP-0000001.pst or such, in the same place your regular pst resides. - if email is imported into the inbox, on the local PC, then will that sync & upload those imported emails to the IMAP server ?? Well, yes, but ... the inbox is actually on the server, anything local is just a means to view what is on the server, so copying messages into the inbox in outlook IS uploading them to the server. |
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| 1329414 | 2013-02-24 07:25:00 | Some imap servers don't allow you to create new folders under the root of the account - they need to be sub-folders of the inbox. Outlook 2007 & older doesn't really work that well with imap, but I have found Outlook 2010 to be excellent (Outlook 2013 looks pretty good too, but I haven't had a decent play with it) | Greven (91) | ||
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