See Internet Messaging Application Protocol.

Internet Messaging Application Protocol. An Internet protocol that allows a central server to provide remote access to email messages.

Internet Message Access Protocol Internet protocol used for accessing e-mail on a remote server from a local client

(Internet Message Access Protocol) - A standard protocol for retrieving e-mail from a local server. Unlike Post Office Protocol (POP), IMAP requires a constant connection to the e-mail server. IMAP does not forward e-mails directly to your e-mail inbox, as POP does. Instead, it allows you to house all e-mails on a server and retrieve them as desired.

a new protocol used by email clients in communicating with email servers, and which is gradually replacing POP as the main protocol in this area of the internet. The IMAP protocol allows an email client program not only to retrieve email but allows for a certain degree of manipulation of messages stored on the server, without actually retrieving said messages. This allows for more flexibility in handling messages or multiple mail boxes.

A standard communication protocol for retrieving e-mails from an e-mail server. IMAP is much like POP but more advanced. [Go to source

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol defined by RFC2060 and others, allowing a client to read and manipulate electronic mail messages and message folders (mailboxes) on a server.

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Internet Message Access Protocol is a method of accessing electronic mail or bulletin board messages that are kept on a central mail server.

The Internet Message Access Protocol allows users to check email on the server.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A way of accessing your email directly on the server. It differs from POP the way it reads messages on the server. While POP downloads the messages to your computer and deletes them from the server, with IMAP you can have your messages on the server, even organized in folders. IMAP is useful when you you use to read your email at several computers.

A client-server mail protocol that allows users to access their mail from anywhere on the Internet. Mail remains on the server until the user deletes it.

nternet essage ccess rotocol is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from your local server. IMAP is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. You can view just the heading and the sender of the mail and then decide whether to download the mail. You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server, delete messages etc. A less sophisticated mail protocol is POP3. See also: POP3, SMTP

IMAP is an e-mail retrieval method that allows you to view and keep your e-mail on the mail server, making it easier to access e-mail from multiple locations. Compare to POP.

Interactive Mail Access Protocol.: A new protocol for the storage and retrieval of email (much like POP, the Post Office Protocol). It's not in wide use yet.

nternet essage ccess rotocol. IMAP allows you to access and manage an email account on a remote server as if the account was on your local machine. That means, you can very easily check for new messages, delete messages and even create, delete or rename mailboxes.

The nternet essage ccess rotocol: a method used to retrieve email messages from a mail server that handles email for many different users. IMAP stores the incoming mail on a central machine that you can access from anywhere. This is different from the POP method, in that POP transfers all of your mail to the PC that you are currently on, so that if you move to another machine, and you have not explicitly told POP to leave a copy of your email on the mail server, you cannot access that email which you last read. The UW recommends the IMAP protocol. More information

A standard format for retrieving e-mail messages. Originally developed at Stanford University in 1986, IMAP is up to version 4, which allows recipients to search through their e-mail for keywords while the messages are still on the mail server, choosing which to download to their own machines. IMAP uses simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) for communication between the e-mail recipient and the server. See simple mail transfer protocol.

Interactive Mail Access Protocol, a more sophisticated version of POP which adds more mailbox capabilities. Defined in RFC 1203.

A popular protocol for receiving e-mail messages. It allows an e-mail client to access and manipulate a remote e-mail file without downloading it to the local computer. It is used mainly by corporate users who want to read their e-mail from a remote location. Compare POP3.

IMAP is a method of accessing email from a server. IMAP is a newer protocol than POP (see below) and includes advantages over POP in three areas: richer functionality in manipulating one's inbox greater ability to manage and manipulate mail folders besides one's inbox optimization of offline and online performance and functionality including managing multiple mail boxes, accessing non-email data, and downloading or leaving messages or parts of messages on the server at user discretion

Internet Mail Access Protocol. A protocol that defines how a client should fetch mail from and return mail to a mail server. IMAP is intended as a replacement for or extension to the Post Office Protocol (POP). It is defined in RFC 1203 (v3) and RFC 2060 (v4).

Internet MAil Protocol. A system that allows a user to download email from a host computer. See also: SMTP POP

Internet Messaging Access Protocol is more sophisticated than the Post Office Protocol. Messages can be archived in folders, mailboxes can be shared, and a user can access multiple mail servers. E-mail programs like Eudora and Netscape Messenger use it to download e-mail from a server.

Interactive Mail Access Protocol. A protocol that allows the manipulation of mail and mailboxes over the Internet.

Interactive Mail Access Protocol: A client-server protocol similar to POP which allows electronic mail be retrieved from a server to a personal computer; but is better suited to having the PC manipulate mail that stays on the host machine. See IMAP: What's New in Electronic Mail.

Internet Mailbox Access Protocol - A newer, more advanced mail access protocol designed to replace POP. IMAP provides the ability to access mail interactively on the server and to receive notification of new mail while connected to the server, thus IMAP in an interactive protocol while POP is a transactional protocol.

Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP). An Internet protocol for retrieving mail from a mail server.

updated POP email protocol.

Internet Mail Access Protocol. A standard protocol used to receive mail on the Internet.

A popular method used by programs like Outlook, Eudora, and Netscape to send and receive email from and to an email server.

An IMAP server is similar to a POP server, except that it is more advanced and stores sent emails and other folders on the server instead of the user's computer. This type of server can be useful when accessing the same email account from many different locations, but it consumes a lot more server resources such as storage (disk) space.

A protocol which permits the administration of emails on a server.

(Internet Messaging Access Protocol) A standard mail server expected to be widely used on the Internet. It provides a message store that holds incoming e-mail until users log on and download it. IMAP4 is the latest version. IMAP is more sophisticated than the Post Office Protocol (POP3) mail server. Messages can be archived in folders, mailboxes can be shared, and a user can access multiple mail servers. There is also better integration with MIME, which is used to attach files. For example, users can read only the headers in the message without having to automatically accept and wait for attached files to download that they don't want. Both IMAP and POP accept SMTP-formatted messages that have been routed across the Internet.

IMAP is a new alternative to POP3 as the main protocol used by email clients in communicating with email servers. An email client program is capable of altering or acting on the mail message before receipt. It can automatically delete a message, send a response or search a mail document while it remains on the server. This means that a user can keep their mail on the server and access it from any location without necessarily downloading it. IMAP is defined in RFC 2060 See Also: SMTP, POP

IMAP is a method of retrieving your email messages that reside on the mail server. As your email actually resides on an email server, you can access your email from home or office. There is no need to transfer messages from one computer to another.

A standard protocol that allows you to both store and work with your e-mail on a central server. One of the main advantages of IMAP is that you can access your e-mail from multiple locations and computers. See the IMAP at MIT web site for more details about IMAP concepts and using IMAP at MIT.

A method of accessing email messages on a server without having to download them to a local hard drive.

(Internet Message Address Protocol) A protocol used to retrieve email from a mail server. It is similar to POP3 but has additional features.

IMAP stands for Internet Mail Access Protocol. Unlike POP access, IMAP downloads only the portion of the message it needs until the full message needs to be displayed. IMAP also supports multiple folders. IMAP access is like looking at your mail directly on the server, where POP downloads it to your local computer.

IMAP is an improvement of POP which lets the user manipulate mail on the server so that they don't need to download it (though that remains an option). SOCS is moving to IMAP as the standard means of accessing mail because it is generally more secure; others will gradually be phased out. see also: POP, email

Internet Mail Access Protocol A newer version of the Email protocol to read your email. Unlike POP3, IMAP does not require you to first download the entire email message to your PC before you decide whether you want to delete it.

Depending upon whom you ask, IMAP stands for the Internet Mail Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. It allows access to email which is typically (although not always) stored remotely on a server rather than on a local hard disk. Often contrasted with POP:. This will not be on the test.

interactive mail access protocol. allows for better control over the way messages are delivered. When a user connects to a mail host, the user is able to see a one-line summary of each message. This allows the user to selectively download the messages that the user wishes to receive. Selective deletion of email is also possible. (p. 190)

Clients can work with their e-mail messages on a server using IMAP. Messages don't need to be downloaded to local computer. By default, TCP protocol and port 143 is used.

Alternative to POP, offering messaging advantages for mobile users.

A communications mechanism for mail clients to interact with mail servers, and manipulate mailboxes.

( nternet essage ccess rotocol) A standard e-mail protocol that allows an e-mail server to provide storage and remote access.

A protocol for retrieving e-mail messages from an e-mail server. Some versions allow you to search your e-mail messages for keywords while those messages are still on your server. Then you can decide which messages you choose to download to your computer.

( nternet essage ccess rotocol) A standard interface between an e-mail client program and the mail server. IMAP4 provides a message store that holds incoming e-mail until users log on and download it. Whereas POP3 downloads the entire message with attachments when mail is checked, IMAP4 can be configured to download only the headers, which display to/from addresses and subject. The user can then selectively download messages and attachments.

Short for Internet Message Access Protocol. A system that permits a client email program to access messages stored on a mail server. The protocol includes operations for creating, deleting, and renaming mailboxes, checking for new messages, message parsing, searching, and setting and clearing flags.

(Internet Message Access Protocol) programs leave the mail messages on the server and just use the personal computer to display them. This allows users to gain access to their e-mail from any PC that has a network connection (so is suitable for students using public PCs). Mulberry, Execmail, WebMail and Mutt use IMAP.

An acronym for the Internet Mail Access Protocol. This protocol allows you to read your electronic mail by connecting to the Mail Server and accessing your entire mailbox. You simply see copies of the messages in your mailbox and all of the messages stay on the Mail Server. The IMAP Server on the Marshall University Mail Hub is located at mail.marshall.edu.

Stands for "Internet Message Access Protocol" and is pronounced "eye-map." It ...

IMAP allows you to review message headers, create or delete folders and messages, and search contents remotely without actually downloading your email. Domain it email plans are IMAP compatible.

Internet Mail (or Message) Access Protocol. Through IMAP the user can create, delete, or rename mailboxes; get new messages; delete messages; and perform search functions on mail. A separate protocol is required for sending mail.

nternet essage ccess rotocol, currently Version 4) a newer standard then POP for e-mail that enables you to access (read, send, etc.) and manage (save, delete, etc.) e-mail on a server without transferring the message to the e-mail users computer. See also POP

the protocol for interactive remote retrieval of mail and storage of mail folders. Can be used by customers who need to keep their mail on a remote server.

Internet Message Access Protocol, IMAP is an alternative to POP as a protocol used by email clients in communicating with email servers. An email client using IMAP can not only retrieve email but can also alter a message stored on the server, without having to actually retrieve the message first. So messages can be deleted, have their status altered, etc.

Internet Message Access Protocol. Standard e mail access program which is superior to POP3.

Internet Message Access Protocol – A protocol used to retrieve email messages. Most email clients use either the IMAP or the POP protocol.

A protocol allowing a client to access and manipulate electronic mail messages on a server. It permits manipulation of remote message folders (mailboxes), in a way that is functionally equivalent to local mailboxes.

Stands for nternet essage ccess rotocol. It permits multiple e-mail programs to access e-mail files and manipulate them as if they were stored on your local computer. You can store your e-mail on the server in "folders" for later retrieval and can easily get at them again. For more information concerning IMAP, visit the IMAP Connection site.

Internet Message Access Protocol V4 - IMAP allows users to be disconnected from the main messaging system and still be able to process their mail. IMAP specification allows administrative control, for these disconnected users and for the re-synchronization of the users message store once they reconnect to the messaging system.

The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a popular protocol used to retrieve e-mail from an e-mail server. For more information, see: http://www.whatis.com/imap.htm.

Internet Massaging Access Protocol. A more advanced email protocol to POP3.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A method of accessing electronic mail messages that are kept on a server. It permits a "client" e-mail application to access remote message stores as if they were local. This is the best solution for a user who needs to access mail from different computers.

IMAP is an agreed-upon method (or protocol) for retrieving email messages from a mail server that is similar to POP. IMAP is an acronym for Internet Message Access Protocol.

An email protocol allowing email client program to not only retrieve emails but also manipulate messages stored on the server without having to actually retrieve the messages first.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A method to access and manipulate e-mail that is stored remotely on another computer. Messages do not get transfered to the users computer, making it easier to manage e-mail when accessing from multiple computers.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol for retrieving email from an email server (like POP). It includes functions, such as the ability to search through your messages by key word while they're still on the server, that POP doesn't offer.

Internet Message Access Protocol. Similar to pop3 in that it's a set or rules for downloading email from a mail server. It does, however, offer more advanced features like keyword searching your mail before downloading it.

nternet essage ccess rotocol. A mail server type.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol used to retrieve email from an email server.

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(Internet Message Access Protocol) Using IMAP enables an email client program not only retrieve email but also manage stored messages on the server.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A successor of POP, IMAP is a mail protocol that allows users to read and maintain mail using multiple mailboxes across a network.

Internet Message Access Protocol. Method of accessing e-mail or bulletin board messages kept on a mail server that can be shared. IMAP permits client electronic mail applications to access remote message stores as if they were local without actually transferring the message.

Internet Message Access Protocol: the protocol used to administer electronic messages on the computer where the mailbox resides, rather than downloading them to your computer (which does occur with the other protocol, the POP3).

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) enables clients to manage messages stored on a mail server without downloading them to a local computer. This architecture allows the user to access his/her mail from multiple locations (messages downloaded to a local computer would not be available from other locations). It is possible under certain conditions to access the email account using both IMAP and POP3 protocols.

(Internet Message Access Protocol) - IMAP is the method used to access email remotely, usually through the use of webmail or other protocol that does not download the messages to the client machine. It allows for messages to be kept in multiple folders, supports folder sharing, and online mail handling. IMAP is a more advanced method of storing mail than POP which relies on downloading messages to a user's local drive. There are no definitions for this letter. There are no definitions for this letter.

A mail protocol that allows an email client to retrieve copies of email messages, yet still store them on your NT server until you delete them. By default, IMAP clients download only the header information of new messages and then download copies of the messages themselves upon request.

4 Internet Message Access Protocol. This is an alternate protocol where your email can be stored on the server after retrieval, and searched at a later date.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol (or standard) for accessing and downloading e-mail messages from a mail server. IMAP is more sophisticated than POP, and provides an e-mail client greater control over messages and folders on the mail server.

(Interactive Mail Access Protocol). A protocol to allow a workstation or personal computer to access electronic mail from a mailbox server. To know more: RFC 1176-IMAP2 RFC1203-IMAP3 RFC1730-IMAP4 RFC1731-IMAP4 Authentication Mechanisms RFC1732-IMAP4 COMPATIBILITY WITH IMAP2 AND IMAP2BIS RFC1733 DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC MAIL MODELS IN IMAP4

Internet Message Access Protocol (e.g., IMAP4)

Internet Message Access Protocol: A type of email Internet protocol used by AIWH to handle your email. Unlike POP, IMAP Email does not permanently download messages from your mail server onto your computer at home or work. IMAP email allows you to store and file email messages in different folders on the server.

IMAP is one of three ways you can access email in your mailboxes hosted with us (the other two being POP3 and web-based email). Most email clients in existence today support the IMAP protocol, which basically reads your email directly from the server rather than downloading it to your local computer first.

IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, is a method for receiving e-mail messages from other Internet users on your local server. IMAP lets you see message headers before choosing and viewing the entire text of mail messages. You can selectively retrieve mail messages with IMAP. Compare IMAP to the POP and SMTP mail protocols.

(Internet Message Access Protocol) - IMAP provides a means of managing email messages on a remote server, similar to the POP protocol. But IMAP offers more options than POP, including the ability to download only message headers, create multiuser mailboxes, and build server-based storage folders.

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a mail protocol that provides management of received messages on a remote server. The user can review headers, create or delete folders and messages, and search contents remotely without having to download the mail. It includes more functions than the similar and popular POP mail protocol.

Internet Message Access Protocol- using this an email client can not only retrieve email but view it and manipulate it on the server as well.

IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol) is an Internet standard for the reading and manipulation of E-mail messages stored on a server.

Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP is a method of accessing electronic mail or bulletin board messages that are stored on a remote server. An alternative to POP3. more information

Internet Message Access Protocol. A system used to retrieve mail, where the mail resides on the server instead of the client application.

A protocol used to manage and download email from a mail server.

Internet Message Access Protocol. New protocol for retrieving email.

Internet Message Access Protocol is a remote message file service.

The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a further development of the POP protocol and makes it possible to transmit messages on demand. It first transmits the email headers, and then allows the user to decide what to do with the actual mail.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol for receiving and accessing messages from a server. Because messages are stored on the server instead of locally, users must be connected to the mail server when they read messages. See also Post Office Protocol (POP).

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), the recommended method for accessing email, is a client-server approach to email in which email is kept on the server. When you work with email, your email program (the client) connects to the post office server to access your email. Since your email stays on the server, you can easily access it from multiple workstations and programs just like you can access your voice mail messages from any phone. For more information about IMAP, including supported programs, see Guide to IMAP at MIT.

Internet Message Access Protocol. Internet Message Access Protocol is used to share mailboxes on the mailserver, allowing mail clients to access them without downloading messages to a local disk.

Internet Message Access Protocol, the recommended protocol for retrieving e-mail messages at Notre Dame

Another kind of email protocol. POP is what we used to use, IMAP is the new method. What's the difference? Well, IMAP is new and has some new features. You are always looking at the same mailbox no matter which computer you are on. This means that you really have to watch the mailbox size quota though! Most users won't notice much of a difference.

Internet Message Access Protocol. Provides email users a way to retrieve their messages, providing expanded POP functions using simple mail-transfer protocol (SMTP) to transfer messages to the mail server from the user.

A protocol for receiving email messages. Similar to POP3, but IMAP4 lets you decide by keywords which messages to download.

Internet Message Access Protocol (sometimes listed as Internet Mail Access Protocol). A mail protocol that provides management of received messages on a remote server. The user can review headers, create or delete folders/mailboxes and messages, and search contents remotely without downloading. It includes more functions than the similar POP protocol

Internet Message Access Protocol. IMAP is one of the most popular protocols for accessing e-mail on a remote server. It is distinguished from POP by the fact that your e-mail is stored and sorted on a server, rather than being saved to your local machine. The most recent version is IMAP4.

Internet Message Access Protocol. An application layer Internet protocol used for accessing email on a remote server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) are the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for email retrieval. Both are supported by virtually all modern email clients and servers, although in some cases in addition to vendor-specific, typically proprietary, interfaces. For example, while proprietary protocols are typically used between Microsoft's Outlook client and an Exchange server and between IBM's Notes client and a Domino server, all of these products also support IMAP and POP3 allowing interoperability with other servers and clients. (From Wikipedia)

Internet Message Access Protocol, a standard protocol for accessing email from a server. Impression: A single view of one page by a single user, used in calculating advertising rates.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A method to access and manipulate email that is stored remotely on another computer. Messages do not get transferred to the user's computer, making it easier to manage email when accessing from multiple computers.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A method allowing an email program to access remote messages stored on a mail server.

IMAP stands for Internet Messaging Access protocol, and is a method for reading and accessing your email while it is stored on your email server. It is similar to POP3, however it supports more functions than POP3, including keyword searching of email stored on a server.

Internet Message Access Protocol, a protocol for retrieving email messages. The latest version, IMAP4, is similar to POP3 but supports some additional features. For example, with IMAP4, you can search through your email messages for keywords while the messages are still on the mail server.

Internet Message Access Protocol. IMAP was developed at Stanford University in 1986 and is a protocol for retrieving e-mail messages. In addition to managing e-mail messages on a mail server, it includes the ability to download only message headers, create multi-user mailboxes, and build server-based storage folders.

Internet Message Access Protocol permits a "client" email program to access remote message stores as if they were local

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol for th retrieval and management of email on a remote server. Allows user to read email and leave it stored on the server.

(Internet Message Access Protocol) Another Internet email standard. Allows email programs to access messages on a remote machine as if they were local, in other words, all messages stay on the remote machine and are not downloaded to the user's desktop. Useful for people who want to read their email from lots of different computers.

Internet Message Access Protocol. This is a specific protocol for retrieving email messages.

An acronym for Internet Message Access Protocol. IMAP is a client/server protocol which allows a recipient to retrieve their e-mail from a mail server.

Internet Message Access Protocol. IMAP allows Eudora to access and manipulate electronic mail messages on a server, and it permits manipulation of remote mailboxes so they function like local mailboxes. IMAP4 provides a richer and more complex set of functionality than the POP3 protocol. IMAP is also called an Incoming server.

See Internet Message Access Protocol.

Internet Mail Access Protocol. A protocol that defines how a client should fetch mail from and return mail to a mail server. IMAP is intended as a replacement for or extension to the Post Office Protocol (POP). Using IMAP, an email client program can also manipulate messages stored on the server, without having to actually retrieve the messages.

Internet Message Access Protocol . A method used by many email-client programs to interact with a mail server to enable a user to receive messages and manage their email folders. IMAP's chief distinction is that users may keep all of their mail folders on a central server and so have location independent access to their email.

Internet Message Access Protocol. An alternative protocol to POP3 for receiving email.

(Internet Message Access Protocol) - Is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from your local server. IMAP is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. You can view just the heading and the sender of the mail and then decide whether to download the mail. You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server, delete messages etc. internet When spelt with a lower case i, it is a group of two or more networks connected together.

Internet Message Access Protocol. This protocol allows an e-mail client (such as Outlook, OSX Mail, etc.) to access and manipulate electronic mail messages on the server.

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from your local server. IMAP (the latest version is IMAP4) is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. IMAP requires continual access to the server during the time that you are working with your mail.

An increasingly common way of receiving email from a mail server on the Internet. IMAP defaults to storing mail on a server, in contrast to POP, which stores mail on your computer. IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol.

Internet Message Access Protocol. An Internet protocol for retrieving email that is stored on an email server. A newer protocol than POP.

(Internet Mail Application Protocol) E-mail protocol for clients. The most significant difference between POP and IMAP, is that IMAP clients leave the mail on the server, rather than downloading and removing it from the server as POP clients do.

A mail protocol for retrieving email messages. This feature allows you to store email on a mail server even after retrieval (once you had read or responded to email messages). IMAP is beneficial to busy professionals who need web browser access to their mail while away from the office, yet still need to download copies of their mail messages to their office desktop computers mail client application.

Internet Message Access Protocol. protocol that allows users to access and manipulate e-mail messages on a mail server. IMAP lets you create, delete, and rename mailboxes as well as check for new messages, remove messages, and search through existing messages. IMAP does not specify a particular means of writing or sending mail; this function is handled by a mail transfer protocol such as SMTP.

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP4) An Internet protocol used to download messages from an email server to an email client (usually email software running on a PC or mobile device). IMAP is a newer alternative to the POP protocol. Compared to POP, IMAP offers more intelligent handling of sent mail and organizing mail by folders, and also better handling of email accounts that are checked from multiple clients, such as checking your email from both your PC and a mobile device.

Acronym for Internet Message Access Protocol. IMAP is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from a local server. A simpler e-mail protocol is Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), which downloads mail to the computer and does not maintain the mail on the server.

IMAP allows users to access new messages instantly on their computers, since the mail is stored on the network. With POP3, users either download the e-mail to their computer or access it via the web. Both methods take longer than IMAP, and the user must either download any new mail or "refresh" the page to see the new messages.

IMAP (or Internet Message Access Protocol) is a method of accessing email or newsgroup postings which are stored on a server. By utilizing IMAP, you are able to download email and newsgroup postings to your local computer, while also retaining a copy of the original on the server.

Internet Messaging Access Protocol. A protocol that defines an email server and a way to retrieve mail from it. IMAP is a more recent and more advanced standard for mail storage than POP. It allows for messages to be kept in multiple folders, supports folder sharing, and online mail handling where email message need not be stored on the user's computer.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A standard mail server protocol that allows you to store all your messages and any changes to them on the server rather than on your computer's hard disk. Using IMAP rather than POP saves disk space and allows you to access your entire mailbox, including sent mail, drafts, and custom folders, from any location. Using an IMAP server over a modem is generally faster than using a POP mail server, since you initially download message headers only. Not all ISPs support IMAP.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A newer method for giving users access to their email.

Internet Message Access Protocol. A UNIX server protocol allowing users to scan message headers, download selected messages, and administer e-mail folders.

(Internet Message Access Protocol) IMAP is gradually replacing POP as the main protocol used by email clients in communicating with email servers. Using IMAP an email client program can not only retrieve email but can also manipulate message stored on the server, without having to actually retrieve the messages. So messages can be deleted, have their status changed, multiple mail boxes can be managed, etc. IMAP is defined in RFC 2060

(Internet Message Access Protocol) - A standard for retrieving mail that is more advanced than POP3 in that you create folders on the server and those folders will show up in any e-mail client you use. In addition, an IMAP client can do more advanced operations than POP3 when retrieving mail from an IMAP server, such as screening the subject lines before downloading mails.

Internet Message Access Protocol. This is one of two protocols you can use to download your mail. This method is good for people that want to check their messages from more than one computer. Your IMAP mail server is mail.resist.ca. For details about how IMAP works, check out the IMAP FAQ on riseup.net. See also: POP

(2004-07-13) Chris Limb nternet essage ccess rotocol – a standard protocol for accessing email in which mail is received and held for you by your Internet server.

Stands for Internet Message Access Protocol, and is standard protocol for accessing email from your local server. IMAP is a client/server protocol in which email is received and held for you by your Internet server. You can view just the heading and the sender of the mail and then decide whether to download the mail. You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server, delete messages etc. A less sophisticated, but more commonly used mail protocol is POP3. Lawyers Online currently supports both POP3 and IMAP4 mail collection. See Also: POP3, SMTP

(Internet Message Access Protocol) - IMAP is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. You can view just the heading and the sender of the mail and then decide whether to download the mail. You can sync e-mail with your Palm, Blackberry or other portable e-mail device. You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server, delete messages etc. IMAP over SSL is also available for secure e-mail transmissions.