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2
3 This file lists SquirrelMail options set by D option in conf.pl
4
5 It can be used if user can't run conf.pl and changes options manually.
6 Settings can be different if IMAP server uses shared folders.
7
8 Possible server values are:
9 bincimap = Binc IMAP server
10 courier = Courier IMAP server
11 cyrus = Cyrus IMAP server
12 dovecot = Dovecot Secure IMAP server
13 exchange = Microsoft Exchange IMAP server
14 hmailserver = hMailServer
15 macosx = Mac OS X Mailserver
16 mercury32 = Mercury/32
17 uw = University of Washington's IMAP server
18
19 -----------------
20 default settings:
21 -----------------
22
23 imap_server_type = other
24 default_folder_prefix = <none> (is set to empty string)
25 trash_folder = INBOX.Trash
26 sent_folder = INBOX.Sent
27 draft_folder = INBOX.Drafts
28 show_prefix_option = false
29 default_sub_of_inbox = true
30 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
31 optional_delimiter = detect
32 delete_folder = false
33 force_username_lowercase = false
34
35 -----------------
36 'cyrus' settings:
37 -----------------
38 Server supports server side sorting since 2.0.4 version. euc-jp, euc-kr,
39 tis-620, cp1251, cp1255 character sets are not supported by sorting functions
40 (v.2.2.12).
41
42 imap_server_type = cyrus
43 default_folder_prefix = <none> (is set to empty string)
44 trash_folder = INBOX.Trash
45 sent_folder = INBOX.Sent
46 draft_folder = INBOX.Drafts
47 show_prefix_option = false
48 default_sub_of_inbox = true
49 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
50 optional_delimiter = .
51 delete_folder = true
52 force_username_lowercase = false
53
54 --------------
55 'uw' settings:
56 --------------
57 Server supports server side sorting. Plain text logins are disabled by default.
58
59 imap_server_type = uw
60 default_folder_prefix = mail/
61 trash_folder = Trash
62 sent_folder = Sent
63 draft_folder = Drafts
64 show_prefix_option = true
65 default_sub_of_inbox = false
66 show_contain_subfolders_option = true
67 optional_delimiter = /
68 delete_folder = true
69 force_username_lowercase = true
70
71 --------------------
72 'exchange' settings:
73 --------------------
74 Server does not support server side sorting.
75
76 imap_server_type = exchange
77 default_folder_prefix = <none> (is set to empty string)
78 trash_folder = INBOX/Deleted Items
79 sent_folder = INBOX/Sent Items
80 draft_folder = Drafts
81 show_prefix_option = false
82 default_sub_of_inbox = true
83 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
84 optional_delimiter = detect
85 delete_folder = true
86 force_username_lowercase = true
87
88 -------------------
89 'courier' settings:
90 -------------------
91 Fast, scalable, enterprise IMAP server that uses Maildirs
92
93 Server supports server side sorting. SquirrelMail can issue IMAP commands
94 that are supported only when courier-imap is compiled with --enable-unicode
95 option.
96
97 imap_server_type = courier
98 default_folder_prefix = INBOX.
99 trash_folder = Trash
100 sent_folder = Sent
101 draft_folder = Drafts
102 show_prefix_option = false
103 default_sub_of_inbox = false
104 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
105 optional_delimiter = .
106 delete_folder = true
107 force_username_lowercase = false
108
109 ------------------
110 'macosx' settings:
111 ------------------
112 imap_server_type = macosx
113 default_folder_prefix = INBOX/
114 trash_folder = Trash
115 sent_folder = Sent
116 draft_folder = Drafts
117 show_prefix_option = false
118 default_sub_of_inbox = true
119 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
120 optional_delimiter = detect
121 delete_folder = true
122 force_username_lowercase = false
123
124 -----------------------
125 'hmailserver' settings:
126 -----------------------
127 Preset is used with hMailServer IMAP server. Available since SquirrelMail 1.5.1
128 and 1.4.4. Open source email server for WinNT and later.
129
130 imap_server_type = hmailserver (used in imap_search.php)
131 default_folder_prefix = <none> (is set to empty string)
132 trash_folder = INBOX.Trash
133 sent_folder = INBOX.Sent
134 draft_folder = INBOX.Drafts
135 show_prefix_option = false
136 default_sub_of_inbox = true
137 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
138 optional_delimiter = detect
139 delete_folder = false
140 force_username_lowercase = false
141
142 ---------------------
143 'mercury32' settings:
144 ---------------------
145 Preset is used for Mercury Mail Transport System. Available since 1.5.0 and 1.4.6.
146 Free email server for Win32 and Netware.
147
148 Comments:
149 * Server side sorting and threading are not supported.
150 * Message flags are not supported.
151 * IMAP folders can store messages _or_ other folders.
152 * Supports STARTTLS, if configured.
153 * May have issues with 8bit IMAP folder names.
154
155 $imap_server_type variable is used to handle imap folder subscription
156 differences.
157
158 imap_server_type = mercury32
159 default_folder_prefix = <none> (is set to empty string)
160 trash_folder = Trash
161 sent_folder = Sent
162 draft_folder = Drafts
163 show_prefix_option = false
164 default_sub_of_inbox = true
165 show_contain_subfolders_option = true
166 optional_delimiter = detect
167 delete_folder = true
168 force_username_lowercase = true
169
170 -------------------
171 'dovecot' settings:
172 -------------------
173 Preset used for Dovecot Secure IMAP server. Available since 1.5.1 and 1.4.6.
174
175 There is no code specific to Dovecot IMAP server. Preset provides only a quick
176 way to set correct folder settings.
177
178 IMAP server supports server side sorting and threading.
179
180 imap_server_type = dovecot
181 default_folder_prefix = <none> (is set to empty string)
182 trash_folder = Trash
183 sent_folder = Sent
184 draft_folder = Drafts
185 show_prefix_option = false
186 default_sub_of_inbox = false
187 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
188 optional_delimiter = detect
189 delete_folder = false
190 force_username_lowercase = true
191
192
193 --------------------
194 'bincimap' settings:
195 --------------------
196 Preset is used with Binc IMAP server. Available since 1.5.1 and 1.4.6.
197
198 IMAP server does not support server side sorting and threading. Plain text
199 logins are disabled by default. Due to available storage backend configuration
200 options it is impossible to create single preset, which covers all setups.
201
202 * Default (1.2.13) configuration with Maildir++ depot and / delimiter
203 imap_server_type = bincimap (is used to handle INBOX in folder management)
204 default_folder_prefix = INBOX/
205 trash_folder = Trash
206 sent_folder = Sent
207 draft_folder = Drafts
208 show_prefix_option = false
209 default_sub_of_inbox = false
210 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
211 optional_delimiter = / (can be set to 'detect')
212 delete_folder = true
213 force_username_lowercase = false (depends on checkpassword)
214
215 * Default (1.3.4) configuration with IMAPdir depot - same as dovecot ?
216 imap_server_type = bincimap
217 default_folder_prefix = <none> (is set to empty string)
218 trash_folder = Trash
219 sent_folder = Sent
220 draft_folder = Drafts
221 show_prefix_option = false
222 default_sub_of_inbox = false
223 show_contain_subfolders_option = false
224 optional_delimiter = / (can be set to 'detect')
225 delete_folder = true
226 force_username_lowercase = false (depends on checkpassword)
227
228
229 * Configuration with Maildir++ depot and . delimiter - use courier preset.