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| ===== What IMAP.pm does (or tries to do) ===== | ===== What IMAP.pm does (or tries to do) ===== | ||
| - | IMAP.pm, unlike POPFile' | + | ^IMAP.pm, unlike POPFile' |
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| + | This module connects to your IMAP server and then tries to stay connected as long as POPFile is running. At regular (adjustable) intervals, it will check your IMAP server for new messages. New messages are classified and then moved to other folders on the server based on the bucket the messages were assigned to. | ||
| IMAP.pm not only checks for new incoming mail, it also scans its output folders for mail that you moved there. For example, if you have created IMAP folders " | IMAP.pm not only checks for new incoming mail, it also scans its output folders for mail that you moved there. For example, if you have created IMAP folders " | ||
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| * and start it again. | * and start it again. | ||
| - | You do not have to make any changes to your mail client configuration to work with POPFile' | + | ^You do not have to make any changes to your mail client configuration to work with POPFile' |
| ===== Configuring IMAP.pm ===== | ===== Configuring IMAP.pm ===== | ||
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| Clicking on " | Clicking on " | ||
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| ===== Reporting bugs ===== | ===== Reporting bugs ===== | ||
| - | If you find any bugs (or have any questions), go to the [[http://sourceforge.net/ | + | If you find any bugs (or have any questions), go to the [[/discussion/3| Bleeding Edge - Source code forum]], look for the latest thread about IMAP (or start a new one) and provide as many details as you can. However, this is not to say that you should post megabytes worth of log files. |
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
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