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IMAP is basically just a way for attackers to test credentials. You should be very very careful about enabling IMAP. Hopefully you (or your provider) are watching the logs and can respond to abnormal login attempts.



Huh? What should we be using instead? Surely not POP.


obviously we should all use webmail and leave our email locked away to one provider




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