{"id":"htmlgraphic-imap-server","name":"imap-server","af_score":23.8,"security_score":39.0,"reliability_score":20.0,"what_it_does":"IMAP server implementation that lets clients connect over IMAP to access and manage mailbox messages (e.g., listing folders, searching, reading messages, and typically supporting standard IMAP commands).","best_when":"You need a self-hosted IMAP endpoint and can manage mail storage/authentication, TLS termination, and operational hardening yourself.","avoid_when":"You need a turnkey, externally hosted service with managed scaling and built-in compliance/security guarantees.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:53:55.762813+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["IMAP is stateful (connections, selected mailbox, sequence numbers/UIDs) and may complicate automated orchestration","Search/list operations can be expensive; agents should avoid unbounded queries","Correct handling of concurrency and mail state (flags, expunge behavior) is non-trivial"],"error_quality":0.0}