Posted by Richard on 12/28/07 23:04

"Richard" <root@localhost> wrote in message
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> "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
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>>>
>>> >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.

Oh... oops. I understand now. :S
I think most would try to guess. As far as I know there is not a
standard for that.

Richard

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