IMAP

E6317
Internet standard application layer protocol email protocol

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a standard email protocol that allows clients to access and manage messages stored on a mail server while keeping them synchronized across multiple devices.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
IMAP canonical 26
IMAP4 2
IMAP4rev1 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard ⓘ
application layer protocol ⓘ
email protocol ⓘ
abbreviation IMAP self-link ⓘ
authenticationMethod CRAM-MD5 ⓘ
LOGIN ⓘ
PLAIN ⓘ
SASL mechanisms ⓘ
category remote email access protocol ⓘ
comparedTo POP3 ⓘ
currentVersion RFC 3501 ⓘ
surface form: IMAP4rev1
defaultPort 143 ⓘ
defaultSecurePort 993 ⓘ
definedIn RFC 3501 ⓘ
designGoal keep messages on server ⓘ
synchronize state across multiple clients ⓘ
differenceFromPOP3 keeps messages on server by default ⓘ
supports bidirectional synchronization of state ⓘ
supports multiple folders on server ⓘ
fullName IMAP self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Internet Message Access Protocol
layer application layer ⓘ
manages mailboxes ⓘ
message flags such as Seen Answered Flagged Deleted Draft ⓘ
operatesOver Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ
surface form: TCP
predecessor IMAP self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: IMAP2

IMAP3 ⓘ
primaryUse accessing email stored on a mail server ⓘ
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
surface form: IETF
status widely deployed ⓘ
stores messages on server ⓘ
successor RFC 3501 ⓘ
surface form: IMAP4
supports ACLs via extensions ⓘ
IDLE extension for push-like notifications ⓘ
UID-based message identification ⓘ
concurrent access by multiple clients ⓘ
internationalization via extensions ⓘ
message flags ⓘ
multipart messages ⓘ
multiple client synchronization ⓘ
offline email access via caching ⓘ
online email access ⓘ
partial message fetch ⓘ
quotas via extensions ⓘ
search on server ⓘ
server-side folders ⓘ
server-side message filtering via extensions ⓘ
transportProtocol reliable stream-oriented ⓘ
usedBy desktop email clients ⓘ
mobile email clients ⓘ
webmail backends ⓘ
usesEncryption SSL ⓘ
TLS ⓘ
usesModel client–server model ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

TCP/IP → includesProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
TLS → usedByProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMAPS
Gmail → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
POP3 → alternativeTo → IMAP ⓘ
RFCs → defines → IMAP ⓘ
subject surface form: RFC
IMAP → fullName → IMAP self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Internet Message Access Protocol
IMAP → abbreviation → IMAP self-link ⓘ
IMAP → predecessor → IMAP self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMAP2
STARTTLS → usedInProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
RFC 1939 → relatedProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
Lotus Domino → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
S/MIME → compatibleWith → IMAP ⓘ
RFC 3501 → shortTitle → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMAP4rev1
RFC 3501 → definesProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1
RFC 3501 → abbreviation → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMAP4rev1
RFC 3501 → protocolFamily → IMAP ⓘ
fetchmail → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
ACAP → relatedTo → IMAP ⓘ
Mailbox → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
Gnus → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
Yahoo Mail → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
Mozilla SeaMonkey → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
RFC 2449 → category → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Internet Message Access and Retrieval
RFC 8314 → protocolScope → IMAP ⓘ
RFC 8314 → hasKeyword → IMAP ⓘ
Hydra → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
Ettercap → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
nginx → supportsProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
CRAM-MD5 → usedInProtocol → IMAP ⓘ
RFC 2060 → protocolFamily → IMAP ⓘ
SASL → usedIn → IMAP ⓘ
Application Configuration Access Protocol → relatedTo → IMAP ⓘ
POP → comparedWith → IMAP ⓘ
RFC 1730 → title → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMAP4 Internet Message Access Protocol
RFC 1730 → protocolSpecified → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
RFC 1730 → abbreviation → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMAP4
RFC 1730 → protocolName → IMAP ⓘ
this entity surface form: IMAP4