IMAP

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is one of the major email protocols along with SMTP and POP3 and belongs to the application layer of the Internet protocol suite∞.
It is one of the three (four, if you count forwarding) methods for retrieving messages from a SpamCop Email Account. The other two are POP3 and WebMail. You need a local email client to make use of IMAP. Unlike POP3 which will download all unread mail to your local email client, IMAP allows for direct access of your mail on the mail server permitting selective downloading of your messages and also allows for easy moving of messages between different email servers and accounts.
It can also be used in conjunction with the VER interface to make use of the additional reporting options only available with an SpamCop Email Account.

SpamCop IMAP configuration information

Server Name: imap.spamcop.net

Incoming Mail Port settings:

Warning!

If you use IMAP to move messages in and out of your held mail folder and use the VER interface for reporting; please note this warning!
You must refresh the VER page before reporting messages or you may end up reporting messages that have actually been deleted from the held mail folder using IMAP but still appear in the un-refreshed window of the VER interface. Apparently the system does not care where the location of the message is, ie held mail, trash, or some other folder. It is reference by the id number. So if it is checked it will be reported, even if it no longer exists in the held mail folder you are viewing.


Also see CategoryHowWeUseSpamCopDetailedExamples for examples of how different users are using IMAP with a SpamCop Email Account

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