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IMAP Stands for Internet Message Access Protocol.It was originally developed in 1986 at Stanford.IMAP is gradually replacing POP as the main protocol used by email clients in communicating with email servers.IMAP includes more functions than the similar and popular POP mail protocol.It can be used by customers who need to keep their mail on a remote server.By using IMAP an email client program can not only retrieve email but can also manipulate message stored on the server, without having to actually retrieve the messages. So messages can be deleted, have their status changed, multiple mail boxes can be managed, etc.The latest version of IMAP that is IMAP4, is similar to POP3 but supports some additional features. For example, with IMAP4, you can search through your email messages for keywords while the messages are still on the mail server.
Leaving your messages on the server is very convenient since it means that you can retrieve them from anywhere in the world. When you are setting your delivery options, “IMAP” appears in the e-mail address so that the GUMail system will leave your e-mail messages on the server. People who send you e-mail should not include “IMAP” as part of your e-mail address.
