Posted by Richard on 12/28/07 22:57

"mp-" <michealp@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Dec 28, 11:54 am, "Richard" <root@localhost> wrote:
>> "mp-" <miche...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:b4eb9c5a-427c-4b93-90a0-b0a97d335a06@x29g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> >I want to be able to allow people to check their email from my PHP
>> > online application.
>>
>> > Given only the users 1) email address, 2) username (if
>> > applicable)
>> > and
>> > 3) password - how can I auto detect a remote IMAP/POP3 server so
>> > that
>> > I can connect and fetch mail for the user. (Ultimately, I don't
>> > want
>> > users to have to know what the IMAP/POP3 server name / port is
>> > ....
>> > I
>> > would like to auto-detect all of that).
>>
>> > At first I thought I could use "getmxrr" but quickly realized
>> > that
>> > is
>> > only good for determining the SMTP server.
>>
>> > If anyone has ever "add account" in Gmail Preferences, it's
>> > essentially the exact same functionality where Gmail auto-detects
>> > the
>> > IMAP/POP3 server.
>>
>> > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Just try to connect to the server.
>> POP3 and IMAP use different port numbers, so if either one does not
>> work you try the other.
>>
>> Richard.
>
>
> Richard
>
> Thanks for the reply. I guess my question is, how do I figure out
> the
> server imap/pop3 with only knowing the persons email address?
>

The mailserver should be in DNS, not?

R.

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