Does Zimbra Server use IMAP to talk to mail store?

[anuradha_mihsra]

Does Zimbra Server use IMAP to talk to the mail store? If yes where does it do that?

[mmorse]

What are you defining as 'zimbra server'?
Before you ask: Ports List
Something for you to read:/pdf/Zimbra Architectural Overview.pdf
very short summary: (pics)

[dkarp]

The Zimbra server includes the mail store. There is no separate IMAP mail store encapsulated by the Zimbra server.

The Zimbra AJAX web client communicates with the Zimbra server via SOAP, not via IMAP.