IMAP
Protocols for reading mail: IMAP keeps mail on the server and syncs folders, while POP3 downloads it; SMTP sends it.
In more detail
Secure versions run inside TLS: IMAPS on port 993, POP3S on 995 and SMTPS on 465. Mail servers such as Dovecot and Postfix provide them.
Related terms
- SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: the standard way mail servers and applications send email to each other.
Taught in
- Clocks, Names, Addresses And Pages: The Services Every Depot Runs — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep
- Patched On Paper: Missing Updates, Broken Chains, Old Protocols And Open Doors — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep
- Addresses, Subnets And Ports — LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500 and 102-500) Exam Prep