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==What Is IMAPS ?==
 
==What Is IMAPS ?==
 
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is the protocol used by clients to
 
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is the protocol used by clients to
retrieve mail from servers. It differs from [[POP3S|POP3]] in that the
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retrieve mail from servers. Mail is stored on the server and synchronised to the client. This means that a
mail is stored on the server and synchronised to the client. This means that a
 
 
user can use a variety of clients from a variety of locations and always have
 
user can use a variety of clients from a variety of locations and always have
 
a consistent view of their mail folders.
 
a consistent view of their mail folders.
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The departmental mail server provides IMAPS access both internally and
 
The departmental mail server provides IMAPS access both internally and
 
extrernally.  Unencrypted IMAP access is not provided.
 
extrernally.  Unencrypted IMAP access is not provided.
 
==How To Set Up Your Account For IMAPS==
 
Your account must be configured to use the Maildir rather than the mbox
 
e-mail storage format.  See [[Mbox to Maildir Conversion]] for more information.
 
  
 
==How To Configure Your Client==
 
==How To Configure Your Client==

Latest revision as of 10:57, 20 August 2021


What Is IMAPS ?

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is the protocol used by clients to retrieve mail from servers. Mail is stored on the server and synchronised to the client. This means that a user can use a variety of clients from a variety of locations and always have a consistent view of their mail folders.

IMAP servers require clients to authenticate with a username and password. Unfortunately, IMAP is not a secure protocol, so the username and password are transmitted in the clear.

IMAPS is IMAP over Secure Sockets Layer. This provides an encrypted connection for the Internet Message Access Protocol. More importantly, it provides an encrypted connection over which the username and password may be transmitted for authentication purposes.

The departmental mail server provides IMAPS access both internally and extrernally. Unencrypted IMAP access is not provided.

How To Configure Your Client

Once you set up your account to, you need to configure your preferred client to use IMAPS. The required settings are:

Setting Value
Protocol / Server type IMAP
Email address username@ece.ubc.ca
Server hostname imap.ece.ubc.ca
SSL/TLS encryption SSL
Port 993
Authentication type Password (Secure authentication = No)
Username username