41. E-Mail IMAP Protocol

• IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol, or IMAP4)

  • Like POP3, is responsible for incoming mail.

  • More advanced mail protocol.

  • E-mail remains on e-mail server and is not sent to user's local computer.

  • Mail can be organized into folders on the mail server and read from any computer.

• Supports E-mail attachments -

  • Documents in a binary (nontext) format.