Internet Message Access Protocol: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>David MacQuigg
No edit summary
imported>David MacQuigg
(reference moved to Bibliography page)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{subpages}}
{{subpages}}
The '''Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)''' is an Internet standard for mail user programs to manage incoming messages on a remote mail storage server.  It is similar to the older [[Post Office Protocol]], but allows much more flexibility in managing messages that are kept in the mailstore, rather than simply downloaded to the recipient's computer.
The '''Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)''' is an Internet standard for mail user programs to manage incoming messages on a remote mail storage server.  It is similar to the older [[Post Office Protocol]], but allows much more flexibility in managing messages that are kept in the mailstore, rather than simply downloaded to the recipient's computer.
*[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501 RFC-3501] "Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1", M.Crispin, 2003.


See also [[Messaging application protocols]]
See also [[Messaging application protocols]]

Revision as of 13:05, 16 March 2010

This article is a stub and thus not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer.

The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is an Internet standard for mail user programs to manage incoming messages on a remote mail storage server. It is similar to the older Post Office Protocol, but allows much more flexibility in managing messages that are kept in the mailstore, rather than simply downloaded to the recipient's computer.

See also Messaging application protocols