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IMAP

IMAP

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing electronic e-mail (or bulletin boards). IMAP allows e-mails to be read by a client but still be stored on a central server. IMAP is suited to environments where people need to be able to access their e-mail from more than one workstation.

See also: POP, SMTP.

For more information see:

• www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/iis/default.asp
• http://everything.explained.at/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol/ - Internet Message Access Protocol explained.