INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL ( IMAP )

INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL ( IMAP )

PREFACE:

“ Internet mail ” has escaped the academic world to become dominant basis for electronic mail world-wide . While the World-Wide Web and http/html continue to get attention for their many and sundry uses . electronic mail quietly remains the predominant mission-critical use of the internet , and its growth path matches or exceeds that of the web.

Among the many growth trends associated with internet email , two have developed as particularly troublesome to managers and administrators of existing mail systems ,the rapid upward scaling of users ,data ,administrative units,
And the mobility of users as they move between home , office and travel in various states of connectivity.

IMAP ( The Internet Message Access Protocol ) has emerged as the corner step technology of so-called enterprise internet mail , largely because the model and depth of the IMAP protocol provide solutions to the user and administrator problems associated with scaling and mobility. From it’s origins at Stanford University and the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University , IMAP is now embraced by companies ranging from dozens of small start-ups to Netscape , Microsoft , Apple , HP , and Sun . IMAP is the future of internet mail technologies.


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