Email client applications use Internet Message Access Protocol to open email messages stored on a remote Web server. For example, you can set up email client apps like Apple Mail to view business ...

The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and Post Office Protocol (POP) are two popular methods to access your emails. They work as Message Accessing Agents (MAA) to retrieve messages from the mail ...

I'm looking at setting up an email server for my home office/website, and I'm looking for some options, and ars is always the best place to come for a recommendation.<BR><BR>Here's what I ...

Gmail's IMAP support roll-out this week had nerds all atwitter about the possibility of synchronized email access across devices, computers, and clients. IMAP is far superior to regular old POP for ...

For years, POP (Post Office Protocol) email has been a thorn in my side. Apple's email service uses the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) protocol for email, as do many other email services.

I've been looking into setting up my own email server, and I've finally got it working - I thought I'd write it all down so if anyone ever wanted to set one up they have this as a reference.

Check out some screenshots of this in action from Rafe Needleman from CNET's News Blog. Question for Gmail/IMAP users: If a message has TWO labels, does it appear in both folders in your IMAP client?

In the September 2003 issue, I ended a series on building an OpenLDAP server. With this current column and the next, I discuss in-depth one of LDAP's most compelling applications: providing ...