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# IMAP Folder configuration

The folder configuration edit dialog allows you to configure entire mailbox sets on remote IMAP servers. Note that this IMAP folder support is still experimental and you may experience some difficulties if you have bad luck.

- Descriptive name is the name of the root node that will be shown in the mailbox tree on the left side.

- Server is the host name or IP number of the IMAP server.

- Port is the port number to be used for the connection. The default value is 143 but you may want to modify it if you use connection forwarding or your IMAP server runs on a nonstandard port number.

- User name is the name used for authorization on the IMAP server.

- Password is the password used for authorization on the IMAP server.

- Check box allows you to choose all mailboxes on the server, or only those you subscribed to.

- Prefix is the root mailbox on the server. You may leave it empty if you want to show all the folders on your server but if your IMAP server stores also other kind of files you may specify for instance "mail".

## IMAP Subfolder Properties

The subfolder properties dialog allows you to manage folders on remote IMAP servers. Specifically, you can create a new subfolder, rename an existing subfolder, or move a subfolder within the folder tree.

- "Folder name" is how the folder is shown in the mailbox tree on the left side.

- "Subfolder of" indicates the immediate parent of the folder.

When the dialog is opened from File->New->Remote IMAP subfolder, you can enter the folder name and browse IMAP trees to find the parent folder. If you had already selected a mailbox in an IMAP tree, only that tree is shown for browsing; otherwise, all IMAP trees will be shown.

When the dialog is opened from Mailbox->Edit with an IMAP folder selected, or by right-clicking on an IMAP mailbox and selecting Properties..., the mailbox may be:

- Renamed, by editing the folder name;

- Moved, by browsing for a different parent folder in the same tree.

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