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| Newer page: | version 7 | Last edited on Saturday, December 18, 2004 2:14:02 am | by PerryLorier | Revert |
| Older page: | version 5 | Last edited on Sunday, August 4, 2002 5:03:10 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
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[Acronym] for __I__nteractive __M__ail __A__ccess __P__rotocol.
-Version 4 is in widespread use and is specified in RFC:2060
+Version 4 is in widespread use and is specified in RFC:2060. This RFC was later obsoleted with version 4 revision 1, detailed in RFC:3501.
A protocol for letting you access a remote mailbox over the Internet.
To send email use [SMTP]
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+If you want to access imap over a slow, laggy connection perhaps try [offlineimap|http://gopher.quux.org:70/devel/offlineimap/] or if your mailer supports it (thunderbird etc) use offline mode in the [MUA] and select all your folders for viewing offline. Then set your MUA to offline mode and just poll for new imap mail as you need it.
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CategoryProtocols
