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Enable POP3 and IMAP4 Users to Use Default Protocol Settings

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Applies to: Exchange Server 2010

You can enable POP3 and IMAP4 users to use the default protocol settings on the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server that has the IMAP4 service or POP3 service enabled.

Using the Exchange Management Shell to Enable POP3 and IMAP4 Users to Use the Default Protocol Settings

In addition to using the Set-PopSettings or Set-ImapSettings cmdlets to manage POP3 and IMAP4 settings for all your users, you can also use the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet to specify individual POP3 and IMAP4 settings for your users. You can also use the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet to enable a user to use the default protocol settings for a server when you use the Set-PopSettings or Set-ImapSettings cmdlets.

The following table shows the parameters to use to configure a POP3 or IMAP4 user to use the protocol default settings as specified on the Client Access server.

POP3 and IMAP4 parameters for the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet

Parameter Value Description

PoPopUseProtocolDefaults
  • $true
  • $false

This parameter lets you use the default protocol settings as specified by the Set-PopSettings cmdlet.

ImImapUseProtocolDefaults
  • $true
  • $false

This parameter lets you use the default protocol settings as specified by the Set-ImapSettings cmdlet.

For more information about the Set-CASMailbox cmdlet, see Set-CASMailbox.

Looking for other management tasks related to setting up POP 3 and IMAP4? Check out Managing POP3 and IMAP4.

Use the Shell to enable a POP3 user to use the default protocol settings

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "POP3 and IMAP4" entry in the Client Access Permissions topic.

This example enables a POP3 user to use the default protocol settings for the server CAS01:

Set-CASMailbox -Identity CAS01 -PopProtocolDefaults $true

This example disables the default protocol settings for a POP3 user on the server CAS01:

Set-CASMailbox -Identity CAS01 -PopProtocolDefaults $false

Use the Shell to configure an IMAP4 user to use the default protocol settings

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "POP3 and IMAP4" entry in the Client Access Permissions topic.

This example enables an IMAP4 user to use the default protocol settings for the server CAS01.

Set-CASMailbox -Identity CAS01 -ImapProtocolDefaults $true

This example disables the default protocol settings for an IMAP4 user on the server CAS01.

Set-CASMailbox -Identity CAS01 -ImapProtocolDefaults $false

For more information about syntax and parameters, see Set-CASMailbox.

Other Tasks

After you enable POP3 and IMAP4 users to use the default protocol settings, you may also want to: