Use this screen to create default IMAP settings for your users. These settings are preconfigured for users when they create their IMAP accounts.
Root folder path
The root folder path is the mailbox that contains all of the users' folders on the IMAP server. For Cyrus servers, all users' folders must be contained in the Inbox folder. For UNIX-based IMAP servers, mail is usually stored in its own folder in the user's home folder (for example, ~username/Mail). Do not end the root folder path with a hierarchy character. For example, ~username/Mail is a valid root folder path, but ~username/Mail/ is not. Some IMAP servers, such as Microsoft Exchange Server, do not require a root folder path.
Store special folders on IMAP server
To specify that folders for the users' sent messages and in-progress messages should be created on the IMAP server, select Store special folders on IMAP server.
Sent items path
Type the path name for the Sent Items folder. This path will be used by all users who create IMAP accounts.
Drafts folder path
Type the path name for the Drafts folder. This path will be used by all users for whom you configure IMAP accounts.
Check for new messages in subscribed folders
To automatically poll all of an IMAP user's subscribed folders for changes in the number of messages when the user starts Outlook Express and at the user's regular mail polling interval, select Check for new messages. If this option is not selected, Outlook Express checks for new messages only in the Inbox.