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The Internet Mail Address Protocol (IMAP) allows you to store and manage all of your messages on the server. This makes it easier to access your e-mail from multiple locations. Messages are not deleted when downloaded and you can organize your messages in folders that will exist no matter where you access the server from. | The Internet Mail Address Protocol (IMAP) allows you to store and manage all of your messages on the server. This makes it easier to access your e-mail from multiple locations. Messages are not deleted when downloaded and you can organize your messages in folders that will exist no matter where you access the server from. | ||
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Revision as of 16:28, 6 December 2009
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...by studentsBy students here </td> </tr> </table> E-mail ClientsBlah blah blah E-mail ServersFor most people, your e-mail system will consist of two servers. Outgoing mail will be handled by a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server. Incoming mail is often handled by a Post Office Protocol (POP3) server or an Internet Mail Address Protocol (IMAP) server. Your incoming and outgoing mail servers will often be located on the same machine. SMTPWhen you send an e-mail your e-mail client will connect to your SMTP server. It will send your e-mail address, the recipients address and the message to this server. The SMTP server will split the recipients address into a user name and a domain name. The domain name will be used to find the incoming mail server that it should pass the message to. If your recipient is on the same domain as you, the server will likely not have to perform this look-up. The message is then passed along to the incoming mail server. If the SMTP is unable to send the message, it will be put in a queue. It will attempt to resend the message and will notify you if it is having difficulties. POP3Post Office Protocol (POP3) is one of the common choices for incoming mail servers. POP3 was designed with temporary internet connections in mind. Rather than permanently store messages on the server, they are downloaded for local access. By default, messages are deleted from the server once they are downloaded, but you can set up your e-mail client to keep a copy on the server. The server stores all messages for a user in a text file. When a new message arrives it is simply appended to the bottom of the file. IMAPThe Internet Mail Address Protocol (IMAP) allows you to store and manage all of your messages on the server. This makes it easier to access your e-mail from multiple locations. Messages are not deleted when downloaded and you can organize your messages in folders that will exist no matter where you access the server from. Message FormatAn e-mail message is divided into two main sections; the header and the body. The header consists of information about the message; things like the "To", "From" and "Subject" fields. The body of an e-mail is the content of the message. Message HeaderBlah blah blah Message BodyBlah blah blah MIMEMIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. It is a message encoding standard that allows you to include things like special characters and non-text attachments with an e-mail. Plain Text and HTMLBlah blah blah Further Readings
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