Keep bulk email accounts from going dormant using IMAP?

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thedon16

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Oct 25, 2008

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• Jan 27, 2014

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Is it possible to keep bulk Gmail/Ymail/Hotmail accounts from being cancelled as inactive by having a script check them using IMAP every month or so rather than having to manually login?

I know most are cancelled after 6-9 months if there are no logins. Does IMAP count as a login?

 

seocrab

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May 2, 2013

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• Jan 27, 2014

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I use IMAP to keep track of my personal email addresses and haven't logged in via browser for about 5 years on some of them. All are still active.

 

ilim72

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Sep 2, 2010

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• Jan 27, 2014

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Good to know, I had some accounts that expired being accessed only by POP, I guess IMAP soves this.

 

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thedon16

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• Jan 28, 2014
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Thanks @seocrab. Which email provider (gmail,yahoo,etc) is it that you are using?

I'm worried it may vary from one to another.