You want the technical details? You got it! We use the IMAP implementation in PHP with a Javascript incrementing engine. Throw in some jQuery, a little bit of Ajax, and some CSS styling to make it look pretty. It lets us connect to an IMAP server and list folders, email headers, and transfer them all from [...]

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from your local server. IMAP (the latest version is IMAP Version 4) is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. You (or your e-mail client) can view just the heading and the sender of the letter [...]

Yes, just make sure to check the ssl button and use the server name imap.gmail.com - all you need to remember is that Gmail uses a specific folder structure when viewed with an IMAP client. Instead of INBOX.foldername, it does something like [GMAIL]/foldername. We have taken this into account and it will let you migrate it [...]