Controlling imap connections per user, Terminating idle imap connections – Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) User Manual
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To allow case-sensitive IMAP folder names:
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In Server Settings, click the Internet tab.
2
Click Mail Service and choose Configure Mail Service.
3
Click the Protocols tab and select Enable IMAP, if it is not already checked.
4
Click IMAP Options.
5
Select “Use case-sensitive IMAP folder names” and click Save.
Controlling IMAP Connections Per User
You can adjust the load each mail user can put on your server by limiting the number of
concurrent connections each user can have on a single IP address.
To limit IMAP connections per user:
1
In Server Settings, click the Internet tab.
2
Click Mail Service and choose Configure Mail Service.
3
Click the Protocols tab and select Enable IMAP, if it is not already checked.
4
Click IMAP Options.
5
Enter the number of concurrent connections you want to allow, then click Save.
The default setting is 32, and the maximum is 128. A value of zero permits users unlimited
connections.
Terminating Idle IMAP Connections
You can specify how long you want to allow IMAP mail connections to remain idle before the
connection is terminated. Terminating idle connections can improve mail service
performance.
To set idle connection limits:
1
In Server Settings, click the Internet tab.
2
Click Mail Service and choose Configure Mail Service.
3
Click the Protocols tab and select Enable IMAP, if it is not already checked.
4
Click IMAP Options.
5
Enter the number of minutes you want to allow for each IMAP connection, then click Save.
The default is 30 minutes, and a zero indicates that there is no time limit. The accepted range
is 1 through 999.
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