IMAP4 Site and Server Properties Configuration

When Microsoft Exchange Server is installed, IMAP4 is enabled in the site by default so IMAP4 clients can access their mail as soon as the server is set up. However, before IMAP4 clients can send mail, the Internet Mail Service must be installed and configured.

IMAP4 can be configured at the site, server, and mailbox levels:

• Site level IMAP4 protocol settings represent default values that can be inherited by servers.
• In the server IMAP4 property pages, you can use either the site defaults or configure options for each server.
• In the mailbox IMAP4 property pages, you can use either the server defaults or configure options on a mailbox-by-mailbox basis. Note, however, that if IMAP4 is disabled at the server, it is disabled for all mailboxes on that server, regardless of whether it is enabled at the mailbox level.

Getting to the IMAP4 property pages

1. In the Administrator window, choose a site or server, and then choose Protocols.
2. Double-click IMAP4 (Mail) Site Defaults to configure site IMAP4 defaults, or IMAP4 (Mail) Settings to configure a server's IMAP4 settings.