The IMAP server allows email applications that support IMAP to connect to and interact with repositories directly from the mail client. You can use the IMAP Service in the Admin Console to configure IMAP, instead of editing your alfresco-global.properties file.
- Open the Admin Console.
- In the Virtual File Systems section, click IMAP Service to open the IMAP Service page.
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Set the IMAP Service properties:
Property Description IMAP Server Enabled This enables or disables the IMAP server, for example No. Hostname This specifies the host or IP address to which the IMAP service will bind, for example 0.0.0.0. Mail TO Default This specifies the default TO field that’ll be used when the TO field isn’t available, for example, when displaying documents. Example: alfresco@demo.alfresco.org. Mail FROM Default This specifies the default FROM field that’ll be used when the FROM field isn’t available, for example, when displaying documents. Example: alfresco@demo.alfresco.org. -
Set the IMAP Protocol properties:
Property Description Enable IMAP This enables or disables the IMAP service, for example Yes. Port This specifies the port number on which this service will listen. This is usually 143 but can be changed to an alternative number. -
Set the IMAPS Protocol properties:
Property Description Enable IMAP This enables or disables the IMAPS service, for example Yes. Port This specifies the port number on which this service will listen. This is usually 993 but can be changed to an alternative number. - Click Save.