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Questions tagged [imap]

Questions about imap (Internet Message Access Protocol) and programs such as email clients that can use the imap protocol for receiving email from mail servers.

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What can I use to automate backups of Gmail?

I'd like to automate the process of locally backing up my Gmail account, and am looking for a solution that: can be scheduled to run in the background does not cause messages to be marked as read What resources are available for doing this in…
ændrük
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php5-imap on Ubuntu 14.04 is not enabled

After apt-get install php5-imap I still have to manually do php5enmod imap which seems odd and inconsistent. Is there any particular reason for this?
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imap-login: Error: Failed to initialize SSL server context: Can't load SSL certificate ee key too mall

Upgraded my server to 20.04. Now I can't get IMAP working through dovecot. I get: Aug 1 23:25:53 defaria dovecot: imap-login: Error: Failed to initialize SSL server context: Can't load SSL certificate: error:140AB18F:SSL…
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How to manage multiple imap accounts with mutt

I love mutt, and the mutt version shipped with Ubuntu is awesome (it even has a patched version), the only caveat I've found so far it's that I had not been able to manage several imap accounts at the same time. Currently my mutt setup looks like…
Javier López
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Which email client works best with GMail IMAP?

I use GMail (and I use labels intensively) and because of having to use a very slow Internet connection now I've came to the idea that I should try using a desktop email client. What application (Thunderbird, Evolution, Claws, or some another) works…
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How do I stop Thunderbird from checking for new messages at startup?

I have recently switched to the habit of checking my email only twice a day -- one hour after I come to the office and one hour before I leave. Each time I have processed any received messages I close Thunderbird. In between those occasions I…
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Is there a Gnome applet for IMAP mail accounts?

In the spirit of this question... Is there an indicator applet that tells me when I've received an email through any IMAP service? If so, where can I get it?
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Evolution not showing latest email in my IMAP inbox

I've got an IMAP mail server running dovecot. I use several different mail clients -- K-9 mail on my Nexus One, and RoundCube Webmail when I'm not on my main computer. On my main computer, I use Evolution. However, it doesn't show the latest emails…
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How to install php IMAP for php5-fpm?

I'm trying to install Vtiger CRM on Ubuntu. This require IMAP. How to install PHP IMAP for php5-fpm?
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E: Unable to locate package php5-imap

I am trying to install PHP imap on Ubuntu Server 16. Following the steps on: php5-imap on Ubuntu 14.04 is not enabled $ sudo apt-get install php5-imap E: Unable to locate package php5-imap
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Setup Kmail with Gmail

I want to use IMAP to connect Kmail to Gmail. After setting up the account via wizard in kmail, I get this error (I replaced my email address with abc) : The server for account "Google Mail (abc)" refused the supplied username and password. Do you…
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Setting up mailboxes for all users in a group

I have a group called users. It has many users. Now I want every user in this group to have their own mailbox. So, for example, if john is such a user, then john@myserver.com is an e-mail address. How can I accomplish this?
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Mail Server: system requirements

I want to create a mail server for personal use. It will be used mainly by me and possibly some family members. The system load will be in the order of 5-10 IMAP mailboxes, all for "human" use: no heavy traffic, "corporate" massive usage or…
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Dovecot Install: "/usr/lib/dovecot/imap: No such file or directory"

I have set up postfix and am now attempting to set up dovecot. I did apt-get install dovecot-common I have changed dovcot.conf to include the following protocols = imap imaps And I now get this error when restarting dovcot Error: mail_executable:…
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Cannot connect to pop3 or imap with Dovecot

Connections are refused on my server. Note: I am trying to connect from localhost here. Command I'm trying to use to test: user@hostname:~$ telnet localhost pop3 Trying ::1... Trying 127.0.0.1... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection…
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