IMAP
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IMAP stands for Interim Mail Access Protocol, and was invented in 1986 by Mark Crispin as an alternative to POP.
POP vs. IMAP = email retrieval from a remote server vs. email access to email on a remote server
- How Electronic Mail Works -- at linuxdocs.org
- Mark Crispin's own IMAP FAQ
Related wiki pages: Email Guide; Email Protocols; How to Receive and Send Site5 email from an Email Client; POP3; Sending Emails; SMTP
