How Outlook 2007 Beta handles IMAP?

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Charles Leung

Is there an option to choose if copy of outgoing message can be stored on
server or locally? Is there any difference in handling IMAP between OL2007
and OL2003? Thanks.

Charles
 
Hi Charles,

There are some major differences in IMAP between 2003 and 2007. 2007 is
now fully IMAP spec compliant, which means IMAP support should be better
(there are still quite a few IMAP bugs though in Beta 2). If you
experience weird IMAP issues, please post here so that they can be
relayed to MS.
2007 now has the option you are looking for. Tools, Account Settings,
click change on your IMAP account, More settings button, Folders tab.

Patrick Schmid
 
Hi Patrick,

Thanks for the info which I have been expecting for. Glad to know that
OL2007 is much more IMAP compliant.

I learned that I have to uninstall OL2003 in order to have 2007, which I
don't want to. Is there any info on the web about the captioned?

Thanks,

Charles
 
What do you mean about the captioned?
And yes, the rule has always been that two versions of Outlook cannot
exist on the same computer.

Patrick Schmid
 
Hi Patrick,

Do you know where can I find info about OL2007 handles IMAP?

Thanks,

Charles
 
Hi Charles,

Here is what I could dig up for you. I believe it is the complete list:
1. IMAPrev4 compliant
2. New chunking sync'ing strategy implemented so that users can work
with IMAP items as they are downloaded. Synch'ing no longer pops a
dialog that prevents users from using Outlook
3. Enhanced purge functionality including the brand new Purge on
Switch feature (which is not on by default)
4. Ability to define the Sent Items folder
5. IMAP now uses UNICODE PSTs by default
6. More robust logging
7. Test Account button added
8. Increased security
9. TLS encryption
10. PLAIN authentication
11. Support for STARTTLS
12. Private ID field on SMTP outgoing message
13. Search folders now work on IMAP items
14. Flagging behavior that it tailored towards the capabilities of IMAP
servers

Regarding 14: IMAP emails do not support the new color categories and
you can set a plain flag on a message. In contrast, for non-IMAP emails
you can assign color categories and set flags that indicate when
something is due, etc. The reason for this difference/change is that
IMAP itself only supports either flagging or not flagging a message. If
Outlook were to offer additional functionality, that information would
only exist locally on the machine where it was set and never be visible
on any other machine as the server would never be told about it. This is
btw what happens with the different flags you could set in 2003 on IMAP
messages.

Patrick Schmid
 
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