IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) ? Is a standard protocol for ACCESSING e-mail from your local server. IMAP is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. As this requires only a small DATA transfer this works well even over a SLOW connection such as a modem. Only if you request to read a specific email message will it be downloaded from the server. You can ALSO create and manipulate folders or MAILBOXES on the server, delete messages etc.

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) ? Is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from your local server. IMAP is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. As this requires only a small data transfer this works well even over a slow connection such as a modem. Only if you request to read a specific email message will it be downloaded from the server. You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server, delete messages etc.