imap_check Check current mailbox objectimap_check resourceimap_stream Returns information about the current mailbox. Returns &false; on failure. The imap_check function checks the current mailbox status on the server and returns the information in an object with following properties: Date - current system time formatted according to RFC822 Driver - protocol used to access this mailbox: POP3, IMAP, NNTP Mailbox - the mailbox name Nmsgs - number of messages in the mailbox Recent - number of recent messages in the mailbox ]]> this will output : string(37) "Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:56:54 +0100 (CET)" ["Driver"]=> string(4) "imap" ["Mailbox"]=> string(54) "{www.example.com:143/imap/user="foo@example.com"}INBOX" ["Nmsgs"]=> int(1) ["Recent"]=> int(0) } ]]>