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Short description
IMAP
Long description
Internet Message Access Protocol, a protocol used for accessing email on a
server from a email client such as KMail or Evolution.
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When using IMAP, emails stay on the server and can be categorized, edited,
deleted etc. there, instead of having the user download all messages onto
the local computer, as POP3 does.
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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol