FastMail IMAP and Outlook 2002 or other IMAP clients

azukre · 8 Apr 2002, 06:50 PM

I'm trying to get used to IMAP service with my outlook, but there are lot features that outlook 2002 are missing...

I can't just can't seem to setup the outlook I want with IMAP.

Do you guys have any websites with outlook tips with IMAP?

Jeremy Howard · 8 Apr 2002, 07:34 PM

My tip is to switch to Outlook Express.

If that's not an option, a search of support.microsoft.com knowledge based for Outlook IMAP will dig up a few useful articles--the trick is the set up a few rules for most stuff.

I'm sure there are other users here you can provide some more specific suggestions. We'll add any juicy ideas to the FAQ, of course.

Agent007 · 8 Apr 2002, 07:51 PM

I use Outlook 2002. What options are u talking about? I can help.

rgds,
Agent007

spiderman · 8 Apr 2002, 10:18 PM

I don't know about azukre, but does anybody know how to automatically download the whole message (on Outlook 2002) instead of just the headers? It's a pain to have to click on every single message...

SM

Agent007 · 9 Apr 2002, 03:44 AM

Spiderman,

Go to:

Tools>Options>Send/Receive>Edit

Now under ALL Accounts u will c ur accounts on the left. Click on the inbox and select "Download Complete Item including attachments"

OR

U could create a Rule which would automatically send all ur mail to the INBOX ie:the local one not the one that fastmail uses. In that case all the mail in fastmail is automatically deleted and sent to ur INBOX which u can view offline.

hope this helps..

rgds,
Agent007

spiderman · 9 Apr 2002, 04:00 AM

Excellent! I don't want the Inbox thing, but I set all my folders to synchronise all items. Way cool! Now Outlook is stuck downloading all my attachments

Thanks a lot!

SM

injinuity · 9 Apr 2002, 04:24 AM

Is it possible to do the same thing with outlook express... I mean download all the messages at once and that too into the OE inbox rather than the FM inbox...

I rarely keep messages on the web, prefer to download it to the hard drive,so is there anyway to configure the sever settings in such a way that IMAP acts as an enhanced pop3 ??

Jinu Johnson

Jeremy Howard · 9 Apr 2002, 06:47 AM

In Outlook Express the default setup does exactly this. It downloads all messages in the inbox each time it polls for email. You can force it by clicking Tools->Send and Receive->FastMail.FM.

They still appear in your FastMail.FM inbox in Outlook Express, but behind the scenes OE has cached a copy locally and will use that rather than getting it from the server. This is called "disconnected mode operation" and lets you use IMAP in much the same way as POP.

Agent007 · 9 Apr 2002, 08:44 PM

No, U cannot create rules in Outlook Express that send ur mail to the local INBOX. OE is totally scaled down anyway.

rgds,
Agent007

injinuity · 10 Apr 2002, 02:52 AM

Actually I'm pretty much sure that there is some way of getting your FM mails into your local inbox, also that there is some way to avoid dowloading all the headers as well.....I have seen someone dowload his ISP mails through IMAP..... but I have been trying to do the same for FM and it doesnt work.....hope someone can help me do this.....

Agent007 · 10 Apr 2002, 03:58 AM

As I mentioned earlire create Rules....

rgds,
Agent007

elvey · 10 Apr 2002, 09:10 AM

Yeah, the suggestions above should work!

I've used the copy/move to local Inbox rule successfully in the past. Re.

Quote:

Tools>Options>Send/Receive>Edit ..."Download Complete Item including attachments"

1) This DNE in OL 2000.

2) Is there a way to set this on a per-folder basis?

3) Thanks! I'll be moving to OL XP (same as OL 2002, right?) partly for this, soon.

I've been using Tools>Download > Selected Items (which is context sensitive in OL 2000)

I'd love to , e.g. have Inbox.Non-BCC d/l automatically, but not Inbox.Spam or Inbox.MailingLists

Agent007 · 10 Apr 2002, 05:17 PM

Yes u can create new local folders and the rules will automatically direct ur mail to them depending on the sender and so on. Outlook 2002 is the same as Outlook XP.
I feel that OutlookXP is the best for handling IMAP accounts.

rgds,
Agent007

mduregon · 11 Apr 2002, 03:43 AM

Hello,

Outlook users should consider Bynari's 'InsightConnector for Outlook'
http://www.bynari.net/bynari/insightcon.html

It works like a Microsoft Outlook Plug-In and allows you to make
your remote IMAP mailbox (in this case FastMail) visible to your
Outlook client as if it was a local .PST file.
This way Outlook deals with your remote mailbox natively.
This InsightConnector deals with all the details of keeping this
local PST file synch'd with the remote IMAP mailbox.

The software works although it still has a few rough edges
(TIP: keep the sync manager window open at all times so that
you can see first hand what is going on).

They have a 14-days eval on their web site.

More info can be found at this article by Outlook Guru Sue Mosher:
http://www.exchangeadmin.com/Article...rticleID=24138

hope this helps

Marino

Agent007 · 11 Apr 2002, 03:49 AM

Cool post!!!

rgds,
Agent007

8 Apr 2002, 06:50 PM	#1
azukre Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 14	FastMail IMAP and Outlook 2002 or other IMAP clients I'm trying to get used to IMAP service with my outlook, but there are lot features that outlook 2002 are missing... I can't just can't seem to setup the outlook I want with IMAP. Do you guys have any websites with outlook tips with IMAP?

11 Apr 2002, 03:43 AM	#14
mduregon Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9	Outlook users should consider Bynari's InsightConnector Hello, Outlook users should consider Bynari's 'InsightConnector for Outlook' http://www.bynari.net/bynari/insightcon.html It works like a Microsoft Outlook Plug-In and allows you to make your remote IMAP mailbox (in this case FastMail) visible to your Outlook client as if it was a local .PST file. This way Outlook deals with your remote mailbox natively. This InsightConnector deals with all the details of keeping this local PST file synch'd with the remote IMAP mailbox. The software works although it still has a few rough edges (TIP: keep the sync manager window open at all times so that you can see first hand what is going on). They have a 14-days eval on their web site. More info can be found at this article by Outlook Guru Sue Mosher: http://www.exchangeadmin.com/Article...rticleID=24138 hope this helps Marino

8 Apr 2002, 07:34 PM	#2
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	My tip is to switch to Outlook Express. If that's not an option, a search of support.microsoft.com knowledge based for Outlook IMAP will dig up a few useful articles--the trick is the set up a few rules for most stuff. I'm sure there are other users here you can provide some more specific suggestions. We'll add any juicy ideas to the FAQ, of course.

8 Apr 2002, 07:51 PM	#3
Agent007 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goa-India Posts: 24	I use Outlook 2002. What options are u talking about? I can help. rgds, Agent007

8 Apr 2002, 10:18 PM	#4
spiderman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 802 Representative of: Fastcheck.org	I don't know about azukre, but does anybody know how to automatically download the whole message (on Outlook 2002) instead of just the headers? It's a pain to have to click on every single message... SM

9 Apr 2002, 03:44 AM	#5
Agent007 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goa-India Posts: 24	Spiderman, Go to: Tools>Options>Send/Receive>Edit Now under ALL Accounts u will c ur accounts on the left. Click on the inbox and select "Download Complete Item including attachments" OR U could create a Rule which would automatically send all ur mail to the INBOX ie:the local one not the one that fastmail uses. In that case all the mail in fastmail is automatically deleted and sent to ur INBOX which u can view offline. hope this helps.. rgds, Agent007

9 Apr 2002, 04:00 AM	#6
spiderman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 802 Representative of: Fastcheck.org	Excellent! I don't want the Inbox thing, but I set all my folders to synchronise all items. Way cool! Now Outlook is stuck downloading all my attachments Thanks a lot! SM

9 Apr 2002, 04:24 AM	#7
injinuity Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 803	Is it possible to do the same thing with outlook express... I mean download all the messages at once and that too into the OE inbox rather than the FM inbox... I rarely keep messages on the web, prefer to download it to the hard drive,so is there anyway to configure the sever settings in such a way that IMAP acts as an enhanced pop3 ?? Jinu Johnson

9 Apr 2002, 06:47 AM	#8
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	In Outlook Express the default setup does exactly this. It downloads all messages in the inbox each time it polls for email. You can force it by clicking Tools->Send and Receive->FastMail.FM. They still appear in your FastMail.FM inbox in Outlook Express, but behind the scenes OE has cached a copy locally and will use that rather than getting it from the server. This is called "disconnected mode operation" and lets you use IMAP in much the same way as POP.

9 Apr 2002, 08:44 PM	#9
Agent007 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goa-India Posts: 24	No, U cannot create rules in Outlook Express that send ur mail to the local INBOX. OE is totally scaled down anyway. rgds, Agent007

10 Apr 2002, 02:52 AM	#10
injinuity Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 803	Actually I'm pretty much sure that there is some way of getting your FM mails into your local inbox, also that there is some way to avoid dowloading all the headers as well.....I have seen someone dowload his ISP mails through IMAP..... but I have been trying to do the same for FM and it doesnt work.....hope someone can help me do this.....

10 Apr 2002, 03:58 AM	#11
Agent007 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goa-India Posts: 24	As I mentioned earlire create Rules.... rgds, Agent007

10 Apr 2002, 05:17 PM	#13
Agent007 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goa-India Posts: 24	Yes u can create new local folders and the rules will automatically direct ur mail to them depending on the sender and so on. Outlook 2002 is the same as Outlook XP. I feel that OutlookXP is the best for handling IMAP accounts. rgds, Agent007

11 Apr 2002, 03:49 AM	#15
Agent007 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Goa-India Posts: 24	Cool post!!! rgds, Agent007