Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2011-04-28

If you administer POP3 and IMAP4, you'll perform all your administrative tasks in the Exchange Management Shell or the Exchange Management Console.

Managing POP3 and IMAP4 Using the Shell

You can use the Shell to manage the POP3 and IMAP4 services on a per-server basis or on a per-user basis in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

Managing POP3 and IMAP4 on Per-Server Basis

You can view and configure POP3 and IMAP4 settings on the Exchange 2010 Client Access server by using the cmdlets included in the following table.

Cmdlets for managing POP3 and IMAP4

Cmdlet name Description

Set-PopSettings

This cmdlet can be used to configure all available settings for POP3 on a Client Access server.

Set-ImapSettings

This cmdlet can be used to configure all available settings for IMAP4 on a Client Access server.

For more information about how to use the Set-PopSettings and Set-ImapSettings cmdlets to manage POP3 and IMAP4 settings for a user, see Set-PopSettings and Set-ImapSettings.

Managing POP3 and IMAP4 Settings on a Per-User Basis

You can use the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet in the Shell to manage POP3 and IMAP4 settings for individual users by modifying properties on their mailboxes. The following table describes the parameters that you can use with the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet.

Parameters to use with the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet to manage POP3 and IMAP4

Parameter name Description

ImapEnabled

This parameter specifies whether the IMAP4 protocol is enabled for this mailbox.

ImapMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat

This parameter specifies the format of messages retrieved from the server.

ImapUseProtocolDefaults

This parameter specifies whether to use the default protocol settings specified on the Client Access server for the IMAP4 protocol.

PopEnabled

This parameter specifies whether the POP3 protocol is enabled for a mailbox.

PopMessagesRetrievalMimeFormat

This parameter specifies the format of messages retrieved from the server.

PopUseProtocolDefaults

This parameter specifies whether to use the default protocol settings specified on the Client Access server for the POP3 protocol.

For more information about how to use the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet to manage POP3 and IMAP4 settings for a user, see Set-CASMailbox.

Managing POP3 and IMAP4 Using the EMC

  1. In the console tree, navigate to Server Configuration> Client Access.

  2. In the work pane, click the POP3 and IMAP4 tab

  3. Select either POP3 or IMAP4 and then, in the action pane, under IMAP4 or POP, click Properties.

  4. Click any of the available tabs to view and configure POP3 or IMAP4 settings.