Internet Message Access Protocol
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internet-message-access-protocol-206-5509708
title:
Internet Message Access Protocol
text:
In computing, the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is an Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection. IMAP is defined by RFC 9051. IMAP was designed with the goal of permitting complete management of an email box by multiple email clients, therefore clients generally leave messages on the server until the user explicitly deletes them. An IMAP server typically listens on port number 143. IMAP over SSL/TLS (IMAPS) i
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Application layer protocol for e-mail retrieval and storage
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol
date created:
2001-09-07T23:08:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:25:51Z
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