Zoho Mail - Access via IMAP IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is an email retrieval and storage protocol, which syncs with the servers and maintains the status of messages across multiple email clients. Table of Contents + What is IMAP? + Enable IMAP Access for your account + Zoho Mail IMAP Server details + Folder view settings + IMAP Expunge settings * Configuration Instructions for popular email clients Zoho Mail can be accessed via IMAP in any standard IMAP clients using the configuration details provided in this page. Login to your webmail and Enable IMAP Access for your account before you begin the configuration in the email clients. (You may require Application Specific password to set up the account in other devices, if Two Factor Authentication is enabled for your account). The step by step instructions for some of the popular IMAP clients are available in the links below. Desktop Clients: Outlook | Thunderbird | Apple iMac Mail | Other IMAP Clients Mobile Devices/ Tablets: Apple iPhone/iPad | Windows 7 Mobile | Android (Samsung, Google Nexus etc) | Other mobile IMAP Clients You can also choose to download and use the native mobile applications for iOS and Android devices for using advanced features in Zoho Mail via mobile. IMAP - An introduction IMAP and POP are two different protocols that allow you fo download the emails from your Server and access them from the email clients of your choice. The protocols allow you to access the Zoho Mail account from desktop clients like Outlook or from mobile devices like iPhone. Zoho Mail can be configured in any standard IMAP email client providing the IMAP and SMTP server settingsIMAP is the most recent protocol than POP. IMAP allows a two way synchronization between the email client you use and your Zoho Mail account. IMAP is also recomended when you want to access the same account from multiple email clients. Enable IMAP Access 1. Login to Zoho Mail account 2. Go to Settings >> Mail >> POP/ IMAP and Email Forwarding 3. Under IMAP Access, select Enable’ fo enable IMAP Access @Enable disable View or Change Folders @lmmediately Expunge Messages when I mark them deleted in IMAP Bo not automatically Expunge Messages 4. Configure the Expunge Settings and the Folder View settings. 5. If the IMAP Access is Disabled, the email clients will not be able to access your Zoho account via IMAP.