Internet Message Access Protocol is a protocol supported by many email servers and service providers, including Google Gmail.

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iPad Mail client - IMAP with X.509 client certificates?

Short version: Does anyone know if X.509 client certificates are supposed to work on the iPad for IMAP mail? Am I wasting my time trying to get a feature that doesn't work to work? If the built-in ...
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Apple Mail 6.2 - Turn OFF automatic checking for new messages

Well I am very disappointed with Apple Mail. Its checking for new e-mails automatically from time to time regardless the options. In General options I set "Check for new messages" to "Manually" In ...
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Attachments missing from messages in “inbox” folder in apple mail, when using google apps

When using mail.app with google mail (google premier apps) over imap, i have a problem where e-mails come through without showing attachments sometimes. The odd thing is, if i look at the "All Mail" ...
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Why do flags revert to red in Lion Mail?

In Lion Mail, in (IMAP) accounts other than iCloud/MobileMe, flags that I set to colors other than red revert to red over time. Why is this happening and how do I fix it? What is the soruce of the ...
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Auto delete old Sent mail from IMAP sent folder on ipad/ipod

Using an IMAP email account there is an option to delete "Deleted Messages" : "Remove after one week". I want to do the same with Sent Mail since I CC: all sent-mail to my inbox and it is stored on my ...
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How do I export mail.app rules to other filtering solutions such as procmail?

In the past I handled email filtering using Mail.app's Rules. I want to move my filters out of Mail.app and into another solution, such as a centrally-organized IMAP + procmail setup. Is it possible ...
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Mail app correctly marks spam but does not move it to the junk mail folder

as by message, Mail app does not bother moving mail correctly marked as spam in the spam folder -- this only happen when I am at home, and only during the week-end. I suspect that the IMAP server is ...
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Can a new mail be sent using AppleScript + Outlook + IMAP?

I'm trying to use apple script to automate creation of a new outlook mail message. The below code will work when I have my email account sent up as pop3 but I need it to work with an IMAP account. ...
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How to hide GMail labels in Apple Mail?

When searching for mail in Mail.app with a GMail account, every instance of the mail shows up with every Gmail label, especially in the Bin label, since Apple mail autosaves drafts as you go along, ...
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Stop Mail from keeping sent drafts?

I use iCloud and I like Mail to save my drafts on the server. But I have no desire to keep them as drafts after they are sent. But Mail keeps the drafts and I have to manually delete them. I ...
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Why won't Mountain Lion Mail connect to Custom Dovecot IMAP server where Lion Mail connects just fine?

I am trying to set up a new Mountain Lion install on a mac mini to connect using Mail version 6.2 with IMAP to my custom Dovecot mail server which is on an old G5 on my network. My Macbook Air ...
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Drafts going in Trash

I have configured my Gmail account with OSX Mail Client. The problem is that the drafts on the Mail Client aren't stored in draft on Gmail. And all the drafts are going in Trash of Gmail. I had mapped ...
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IPad email client refuses to retrieve some emails

This is an original iPad using the default client against a remote IMAP account. It just does not retrieve mails from certain senders. They're not in other folders, they're Not in junk mail, Outlook ...
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Mail.app 6.3, How to exclude folders from being downloaded?

An example would be, a Yahoo IMAP account. Is there a way to exclude bulk mails from being downloaded to the Mail.app?
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Apple mail saves IMAP Attachments Locally, even with the omit option is enabled, and account rebuilds

Apple Mail 10.8x - (Version 6.3 (1503) Apple mail is saving attachments for all of my accounts in: /Users/james/Library/Mail/V2 It does this even though each account has offline viewing options set ...
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How does one fix incorrect dates of mail messages after migrating a mailbox from one OS X Server to another?

I have OS X Server 2.2.1 (running on OS X Mountain Lion). I migrated from one OS X Server to another and migrated a mailbox with 4GB of mail. On OS X Mountain Lion client, I connected to the mailbox ...
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Can I enable conversation view in imap folders by default?

I am using 'show related messages' to enable conversation view in my apple mail inbox on mountain lion. I also have a bunch of imap folders, but this setting seems not to apply here. However, I can ...
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IMAP setting for hotmail in Outlook v14 for mac os x

I got for a few years a hotmail account and get my mail into outlook with POP setting.... everything is fine... But now i got a iPhone and iPad and there is some setting to get IMAP hotmail ...
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iPhone's and Outlook - using IMAP

We have our email hosted by a web hosting company. Our iPhones and Outlook on our Desktop both use IMAP protocol. However, when we read a message in Outlook, it doesn't mark the message as read on our ...
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After Mountain Lion upgrade, Mail folder rearranged

After upgrading to Mountain Lion, some Mailboxes have been moved. I previously had some mailboxes in the "On My Mac" section. They are no longer there, but instead are now under the main Mailboxes ...
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How to set up OS X Server Mail to auto-configure Mac Mail IMAP clients?

Our Thunderbird mail clients successfully pick up their IMAP settings for their accounts on (Mountain Lion) OS X Server automatically. They just supply their email addresses and Open Directory ...
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Send mail from iPhone via Gmail (Exchange) sends 'Sent Item' back as 'New Mail'

I have just set up Gmail on my iPhone4 using the Exchange/IMAP method (m.google.com). Everything works great - the only problem I'm having is that when I send a new mail from my iPhone to myself, I ...
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inconsistent email syncing - iPad io35 and mail on Lion, IMAP and me.com

I use two email accts, a company provided IMAP mail acct and a rarely used me.com acct. For email clients, on my macbook (Lion, 10.7.4) I use Mail 5.2, on (new) iPad (iOS5.1.1) I sue the included mail ...