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IMAP and More

Overview

The world is ever growing in technology and email providing a critical role in daily communications. From personal endeavors to business, email services support over 100+ million AND MORE users allowing fast and simple end-to-end communication.

KEY TERMS

  • Internet Message Access Protocol: Allows users to check and manage emails from different devices without missing or losing updates.
  • Post Office Protocol: Publised in 1984. Internet Standard Protocol that works on the application layer. Used to access email from the mail server but requires internet connectivity at all times.
  • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: a standard internet protocol used for sending and receiving email messages.
  • Real-time access: Allows users to access email as they are received.
  • Local Storage of Mail: the ability to download and store emails without relying on a cloud storage.
  • Real-time access: Allows users to access email as they are received.
  • Local Storage of Mail: the ability to download and store emails without relying on a cloud storage.
  • Transport Layer Security: Allows for encryption when sending emails over a secure server. Also secures connectivity between client and web server on a network.
  • Secure Socket Layer: Predecessor of TLS, a protocol that establishes an encrypted link between a web server and browser.