IMAP support for group inboxes

martin · January 12, 2026, 2:27am

This has finally been removed:

github.com/discourse/discourse

DEV: Remove IMAP support in Discourse

main ← dev/kill-imap

merged 12:07AM - 12 Jan 26 UTC

martin-brennan

+185 -3803

per https://meta.discourse.org/t/imap-support-for-group-inboxes/160588/39?u=mart…in we have been planning to remove IMAP support for a while, because of its low usage and adoption, high complexity, and maintenance burden. This commit removes all IMAP-related code, including models, jobs, services, and frontend components. **NOTE:** This commit has been largely AI generated, but I am familiar with the IMAP code and the changes made are sensible.

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IMAP support for group inboxes

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