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accessible and delivering the service required to the end users. The
IMAP check also supports logon to the IMAP mailbox using SSL.
Through SSL, you can secure the transmission session by
electronically authenticating each end of an encrypted transmission.
Screenshot 38- IMAP server check parameters dialog
The IMAP check requires the following parameters:
• Port – Specify the TCP port to be used when connecting to the
IMAP mail server (IMAP default port is 143).
• Timeout – Specify the connection timeout in milliseconds. The
check will fail if a connection is not established before the specified
timeout passes.
• Requires an encrypted connection (SSL) – Select this option if you
want to encrypt the data during transmission.
• Login to mailbox – Select this option if you want to physically
check whether a mailbox on your mail server can be logged on to.
• Mail count in folder - Select this option if you want the check to
fail/succeed based on the number of emails present in a folder on
the IMAP server. In addition, you must specify the:
• IMAP folder name (e.g. Inbox)
• Logical comparison operator: Specify if the count should be
‘equal to’, ‘not equal to’, ‘less than’, ‘less than or equal to’,
‘greater than’, ‘greater than or equal to’ a specified value.
• The value (i.e., the number of emails) to which the retrieved
count will be compared.
NOTE: When the ‘Login to mailbox’ option is selected, alternative
credentials will be required so that this check can remotely log on to