Need help in setting up IMAP mail client
 

Hello,

I've installed FC4 with postfix. I use fetchmail and hotwayd to get my email on hotmail. I can read the emails using Webmin->postfix->mailbox. I tried to connect to postfix using evolution and MS outlook using IMAP. I can connect to the server but I cannot see the emails (but they are there because I can read them thru Webmin). I can also send email from evolution.

What am I doing wrong pls?

ANY HELP MUCH APPRECIATED. THANKS!

What happens when you attempt to connect? Any errors? Do you happen to have a firewall running blocking port 143 in which IMAP uses? Is IMAP even running? Webmin would most likely be retrieving the mail localling without the use of POP or IMAP, so that's why it works and your remote client is not.

When I connect thru IMAP, I don't get any errors. Outlook or evolution simply shows no emails. IMAP is running I think. I did a netstat |grep imap and the result:

tcp 0 0 marquez.terencetsang.:43986 marquez.terencetsang.c:imap ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 marquez.terencetsang.:43987 marquez.terencetsang.c:imap ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 marquez.terencetsang.c:imap marquez.terencetsang.:43986 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 marquez.terencetsang.c:imap marquez.terencetsang.:43987 ESTABLISHED

Any ideas?

why are you using Outlook or Evolution?

those are windows applications not linux applications. I suggest using Thunderbird as a mail client. to set up thunderbird as a IMAP client is real simple. when you create a new account it will get to the point asking if you want a POP or IMAP account. just click the IMAP, populate the correct information and you will be good.

also if you are running your server via secure you will need to make the following adjustments.

under "account settings" find "server settings" and if you are using SSL that needs to be checked. that should change the port from the default to 993. then under SMTP you need to also make the following adjustments:

under the "use secure connection" click the SSL radial and that should change the SMTP port to 465.

after that you need to make sure the server has those ports open so they can get out.

I tried the mozilla mail client (similar to firefox I think). It says "the mail server responded: the mailbox does not exist".

Any ideas?

some of my client had the same problem,
it seems server hdd no reponse to them,
they can contact imap svr with no error, but no mail can see / download

sometimes the connection is dropped, but ms outlook cannot show error, just hang the process.

I would like to know if change other client program can solve this problem