diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp
index c647e416a2..5c44c72554 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.cpp
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ Settings::ServerAddress() const
 BString
 Settings::Server() const
 {
-	BString server;
-	if (fMessage.FindString("server", &server) == B_OK)
-		return server;
-
-	return "";
+	return fMessage.GetString("server", "");
 }
 
 
@@ -53,22 +49,14 @@ Settings::Port() const
 bool
 Settings::UseSSL() const
 {
-	int32 flavor;
-	if (fMessage.FindInt32("flavor", &flavor) == B_OK)
-		return flavor == 1;
-
-	return false;
+	return fMessage.GetInt32("flavor", 1) == 1;
 }
 
 
 BString
 Settings::Username() const
 {
-	BString username;
-	if (fMessage.FindString("username", &username) == B_OK)
-		return username;
-
-	return "";
+	return fMessage.GetString("username", "");
 }
 
 
@@ -90,9 +78,19 @@ Settings::Password() const
 BPath
 Settings::Destination() const
 {
-	BString destination;
-	if (fMessage.FindString("destination", &destination) == B_OK)
-		return BPath(destination);
-
-	return "/boot/home/mail/in";
+	return BPath(fMessage.GetString("destination", "/boot/home/mail/in"));
+}
+
+
+int32
+Settings::MaxConnections() const
+{
+	return fMessage.GetInt32("max connections", 1);
+}
+
+
+bool
+Settings::IdleMode() const
+{
+	return fMessage.GetBool("idle", true);
 }
diff --git a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
index db49290821..cb3f2cc28e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/mail_daemon/inbound_protocols/imap/Settings.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public:
 
 			BPath				Destination() const;
 
+			int32				MaxConnections() const;
+			bool				IdleMode() const;
+
 private:
 			const BMessage		fMessage;
 };