POP3/IMAP4 Considerations

There are a few things you should keep in mind when it comes to administering POP3 and IMAP4 on your Exchange Server 2007 server. First, if you test connections from a client to your server, bear in mind that you can’t log in to an Exchange Server 2007 POP3/IMAP server using the built-in administrator account. For security reasons, Microsoft disabled this ability. Second, the biggest frustration that most people are having with POP3 and IMAP4 under Exchange Server 2007 lies with the default login security. By default, both services are locked down, meaning that you need to either loosen the server-side security restrictions or require users to use clients that support higher levels of security. Third, make absolutely ...

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