COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -IMAP is a protocol your email client uses to synchronize all the messages between the server and your clients. With IMAP, the email is stored on the server.

Detailed explanation-2: -Internet Message Access Protocol, or IMAP, is a standard email retrieval (incoming) protocol. It stores email messages on a mail server and enables the recipient to view and manipulate them as though they were stored locally on their device(s).

Detailed explanation-3: -IMAP is used to retrieve messages, and SMTP is for sending data. IMAP works between the server and client for communication, and SMTP works between servers to transfer information. IMAP allows users to organize emails onto the server, while SMTP allows organizing emails on client storage.

Detailed explanation-4: -(Internet Message Access Protocol 4) A programming interface (API) from the IETF that enables a user’s email program to access the mail server (RFC 3501 standard). Email clients such as Outlook, Mail, Eudora and Thunderbird are typically configured to retrieve mail either via IMAP4 or POP3, the other popular standard.