# Support IMAP standard

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 20, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333 "2023-12-20T14:23:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333/2 "2023-12-20T20:45:47Z")

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> [@hellekin](#):
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> it became far easier to maintain an IMAP service than using an extra container and forwarding email. It’s also more standard.

It is just an opinion, but being able to just configure Discourse to use an address is still easier than creating a new inbox and password for each group and category you want Discourse to handle.

I’m pretty sure that this is the way that incoming mail is handled by CDCK and communiteq (and most sites I set up or maintain). So it is “standard” for Discourse.

> [@hellekin](#):
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> IMAP support is limited to GMail. Limiting IMAP to GMail is hindering the email federation. Please consider looking into solid IMAP implementation of Stalwart Mail.

I’d lke that too. I’m pretty sure that it’s no longer possible to set up a new mailbox for gmail either. I don’t know if CDCK has stopped using IMAP/Gmail and just using a mail receiver or what. I haven’t noticed any traffic on that topic lately (and am too lazy to search for it now).

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