IMAP Email

IT Services supports IMAP email on the campus mail systems. Stanford community members can choose between POP and IMAP for their @stanford email.

What is IMAP

IMAP = Internet Message Access Protocol
an email service of IT Services
a service that stores all your email on a central IT Services-managed server, giving you access to all your messages, old and new, at work, at home or anywhere a web browser is available (web access through the IMAP interface for Webmail).
a service available to faculty, students, and staff
a service you can choose to use with your current favorite email program, such as Eudora or Outlook Express, simply by making some basic changes to the program anytime you want
a service that (with some limitations and additional cost) supports group accounts, which let multiple users access the email in a single mailbox, each using his or her own SUNet ID and password
Is IMAP right for me? - basic decision points
Tell me details... - to help me decide whether or not to use IMAP

Check requirements and restrictions: Is IMAP right for me? and Tell me details... - information you should know before starting
Configure your email program for IMAP and/or learn how to use Webmail.
Spend a few minutes with our guide Your First Day with IMAP

If you accidentally delete a message or folder, submit a Restore Email Request Form to restore email for a particular date within the past 6 days (IMAP email backups are only kept for 6 days)
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions
Look through our instructional documentation (Tell me details... and Your First Day with IMAP as well as our configuration guides )
Refer to the documentation provided with the email software program you are using
Get personal consulting help (HelpSU)

Last modified Friday, 06-Jan-2006 02:06:02 PM