Using IMAP on the Grad/Research Network - Revision history

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Phil: imap.cs -> pop.cs

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imap.cs -> pop.cs

Phil.cs.jhu.edu at 14:59, 7 May 2018

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Steve410.cs.jhu.edu at 17:04, 26 September 2017

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Steve410.cs.jhu.edu: /* Mac Users Who Have Issues with Server-reported "Empty/Blank IMAP Path Prefix" Messages using Mail.app... */

2017-05-16T17:09:02Z

Mac Users Who Have Issues with Server-reported "Empty/Blank IMAP Path Prefix" Messages using Mail.app...

Phil at 20:46, 10 October 2013

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Steve410 at 17:09, 28 November 2012

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Steve410 at 16:56, 28 November 2012

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 * ''Sent Messages''
 -->
 [[category:Receiving Mail from the Grad/Research Network]]

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 Depending upon what mail client you use, if you have mail folders (not referring to your inbox here) that you want access to, you need to set some kind of IMAP prefix path or root path.  For example, Thunderbird calls it '''Mail Root Directory'''.
 == Mac Users Who Have Issues with Server-reported "Empty/Blank IMAP Path Prefix" Messages Using Mail.app ==
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 * ''Drafts''
 * ''Sent Messages''
+-->
 [[category:Receiving Mail from the Grad/Research Network]]

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 Configure the following settings on your mail client:
-* '''Server Name:''' pop.cs.jhu.edu
+* '''Server Name:''' imap.cs.jhu.edu
 * '''Port:''' 993
 * '''Security Settings:'''  SSL  (Checking SSL will probably automatically set the correct port number of 993 for you, depending upon your e-mail client.)

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 '''Clean up ("Expunge" Inbox on Exit.)'''
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 '''''IMPORTANT:'''  Please keep your inbox small.  Remove e-mail that you no longer need, and file needed e-mails into mail folders.''
-== Tell the IMAP Server Where Your Mail Folders are Located ==
+'''Note''': This section applies mostly to older accounts with mailboxes in the account's home directory.  People with newer accounts shouldn't need to do this, and for owners of older accounts we recommend [[Mail Folder Locations#Changing Your Grad Net Mailbox Location|changing your mailbox location]].
 Depending upon what mail client you use, if you have mail folders (not referring to your inbox here) that you want access to, you need to set some kind of IMAP prefix path or root path.  For example, Thunderbird calls it '''Mail Root Directory'''.
+'''Note''': This section applies mostly to older accounts with mailboxes in the account's home directory.  People with newer accounts shouldn't need to worry about this problem, and for owners of older accounts we recommend [[Mail Folder Locations#Changing Your Grad Net Mailbox Location|changing your mailbox location]].
 Generally, on your Mac, if you're using the standard Mail.app client, you set your '''IMAP Path Prefix''' to wherever your mail folders (not inbox) reside, and things work fine.  However, if, while connecting to our IMAP server, you experience a message indicating Empty or Blank IMAP Path Prefix, you've then experienced a similar situation that another CS user has experienced.  His solution follows:

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-To ''receive' CS e-mail using '''IMAP''', you must set your mail client to use '''''Secure IMAP'''''.
+To ''receive'' CS e-mail using '''IMAP''', you must set your mail client to use '''''Secure IMAP'''''.
 Configure the following settings on your mail client:
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-== Tell The IMAP Server Where Your Mail Folders Are Located ==
+== Tell the IMAP Server Where Your Mail Folders are Located ==
 Depending upon what mail client you use, if you have mail folders (not referring to your inbox here) that you want access to, you need to set some kind of IMAP prefix path or root path.  For example, Thunderbird calls it '''Mail Root Directory'''.
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-== Mac Users Who Have Issues with Server-reported "Empty/Blank IMAP Path Prefix" Messages using Mail.app... ==
+== Mac Users Who Have Issues with Server-reported "Empty/Blank IMAP Path Prefix" Messages Using Mail.app ==
 Generally, on your Mac, if you're using the standard Mail.app client, you set your '''IMAP Path Prefix''' to wherever your mail folders (not inbox) reside, and things work fine.  However, if, while connecting to our IMAP server, you experience a message indicating Empty or Blank IMAP Path Prefix, you've then experienced a similar situation that another CS user has experienced.  His solution follows:

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:04, 26 September 2017
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−	To receive CS e-mail, you must set your mail client to use Secure IMAP.	+	To ''receive' CS e-mail using '''IMAP''', you must set your mail client to use '''''Secure IMAP'''''.

	Configure the following settings on your mail client:		Configure the following settings on your mail client:

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 == Mac Users Who Have Issues with Server-reported "Empty/Blank IMAP Path Prefix" Messages using Mail.app... ==
-Generally, on your Mac, if you're using the standard Mail.app client, you set your '''IMAP Path Prefix''' to wherever your mail folders (not inbox) reside, and things work fine.  However, if, while connecting to our IMAP server, you experience a message indicating Empty or Blank IMAP Path Prefix, you've then experienced a situation that a CS user has done.  His solution follows:
+Generally, on your Mac, if you're using the standard Mail.app client, you set your '''IMAP Path Prefix''' to wherever your mail folders (not inbox) reside, and things work fine.  However, if, while connecting to our IMAP server, you experience a message indicating Empty or Blank IMAP Path Prefix, you've then experienced a similar situation that another CS user has experienced.  His solution follows:
 :I think I found the solution. I created a mail directory and then moved all of the various mboxes into that directory. I set the imap path prefix  to ~/mail and then told my client to use particular mailboxes for particular things (e.g., use the "Drafts" mailbox for drafts).  Now, when I send a message, it doesn't tell me that the server is reporting that I should have an empty imap path prefix and offering to set it for me which is what it was previously doing.

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 In his case, the particular mboxes he put into his mail folder are:
-''Apple Mail To Do
+''Apple Mail To Do''
-Deleted Messages
+D''eleted Messages''
-Drafts
+''Drafts''
 [[category:Receiving Mail from the Grad/Research Network]]