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How to configure IMAP on SBS 2003 R2 and connect Apple iPhone to IMAP

How do you configure IMAP on SBS 2003?  Will any of the functionality change once IMAP is setup on the server?  Will all the current Exchange accounts need to switch over to IMAP accounts or can they stay as is?
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I've port forward 153 TCP to our internal server and enabled IMAP on the server.    Once you get this setup, what do you enter for the follwing on the iPhone? IMAP Path Prefix /:
BTW, it should be 143, not 153.  The prefix should be empty, unless you only want to see a particular folder heirarchy within the mailbox.
Thanks, I actually forward 143 I should proof read before I post.  We're still having issues connecting the iPhone to the IMAP server over the air.  Is there a special format you need to enter the username into the iPhone?  IE: domain\username?
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The question is two fold, but only one part was answered.
1) You must configure the sbs box's firewall to except tcp 143, 993 and 587
2) I tried 100 times and could not get the iPhone to work with SSL, so you must turn it off in the iphone.
3) The user name is without the domanname.
4) You need to add 587 to the smtp service.
This works for me, but only the Administrator account. All other accounts cannot connect even though IMAP is enabled in their user accounts. What gives?
I'm having the same issue with my sbs server where the Administrator can download via IMAP as well without issue however any other user accounts cannot.  Were you able to identify what the issue was?
I think the thing that resolved my issue was realizing that the user name was matthew, but the alias was matt. I was using the wrong one to set up the account.

In your case, it sounds like permissions. Did you verify that each user has IMAP checked in their account settings?