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What is the "location" in the folder properties used for?

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SuMo Bot replied 5 years ago
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We used to use SaaS, which provides an imap proxy, but we've moved from that SaaS to an imap connection directly to Gmail.

Right-click on your inbox-> select Properties and check "Location" under "Folder Properties" and you will see the SaaS URL. imap: // {user} @ {saas_url} / INBOX

Do you know what behavior this "location" affects? As far as I can see the packet capture, there is no communication to the SaaS when receiving the mail, but it is unpleasant: (

We used to use SaaS, which provides an imap proxy, but we've moved from that SaaS to an imap connection directly to Gmail. Right-click on your inbox-> select Properties and check "Location" under "Folder Properties" and you will see the SaaS URL. imap: // {user} @ {saas_url} / INBOX Do you know what behavior this "location" affects? As far as I can see the packet capture, there is no communication to the SaaS when receiving the mail, but it is unpleasant: (

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Supplement What we did during the migration changed the settings on the imap and smtp servers/ports.

The communication for sending and receiving emails has been switched to Gmail normally, but the SaaS URL remains only in the "location".

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