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Internet Message Access Protocol

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Internet Message Access Protocol

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples23
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
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Internet Message Access Protocol

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related to Email protocols · 14
Internet Message Access Protocol → An IMAP, IMAP, IMAPS, Incoming, Internet, Mozilla Thunderbird, Pegasus Mail, POP, Protocol, RFC, SSL/TLS, The, The Internet Message Access, While
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Internet Message Access Protocol → application layer Internet protocol that allows an e-mail client to access email on a remote mail server

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imap server clients protocol rfc email mail message messages imap4 access mailbox pop e-mail protocols imap2 imap2bis state client internet

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Internet Message Access Protocolis aapplication layer Internet protocol that allows an e-mail client to access email on a remote mail server0.90text
Gmailinstance ofMany webmail service providers0.80text
Outlook.com also support both IMAPinstance ofMany webmail service providers0.80text
POP3instance ofMany webmail service providers0.80text
Pegasus Mail or Mozilla Thunderbird to access these serversinstance ofallowing free choice between many e-mail clients0.80text
and allows the clients to be used with other servers.Email clients using IMAP generally leave messages on the server until the user explicitly deletes theminstance ofallowing free choice between many e-mail clients0.80text
whether a message has been readinstance ofSystem flags indicate state information0.80text
Maildir or database backends.The IMAP specification has been criticised for being insufficiently strictinstance ofis compensated for by server-side workarounds0.80text
allowing behaviours that effectively negate its usefulnessinstance ofis compensated for by server-side workarounds0.80text
Internet Message Access Protocolrelated to Email protocolsThe Internet Message Access0.60section
Internet Message Access Protocolrelated to Email protocolsProtocol0.60section
Internet Message Access Protocolrelated to Email protocolsInternet0.60section

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