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Do you support the IMAP IDLE feature?
IMAP IDLE enables servers to push notifications to e-mail client applications in real-time. Our servers support IMAP IDLE.
Yes, our servers support the IMAP IDLE feature for e-mail.
IMAP IDLE enables servers to push notifications to e-mail client applications in real-time. For example, instead of an e-mail client occasionally querying the server to check if there are any new messages, with IMAP IDLE the server simply sends a notification to the client immediately after a new message arrives. This enables users to receive almost instantaneous notification of new messages and other changes to their mailbox.