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Everything about Internet Message Access Protocol
Application layer protocol for e-mail retrieval and storage
In computing, the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is an Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection. IMAP is defined by RFC 9051. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Internet Message Access ProtocolA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Data Communications Networking (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Post Office ProtocolA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Email clientA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
Data Communications Networking (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking)Behrouz A. Forouzan · 2006
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