Neil Beardsley

Q: Disable the Push IMAP (IDLE) email in macOS Sierra

Does anyone know how to disable pushed IMAP email in macOS Sierra? In previous OSes, this option was in

Mail Preferences -> Accounts -> {chosen account} -> Advanced tab

 

and the option to change this behavior was at the bottom:

[√] Use IDLE command if the server supports it

 

I can find no representation of this option within macOS Sierra, nor can I find a way to change this option manually in El Capitan via 'defaults' or a specific preference file to attempt to replicate this behavior manually.

 

The changing "Check for new Messages:" option has no effect on this behavior.

 

Any assistance is most welcome!

nabeards

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 30, 2016 12:17 PM

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