IMAP

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started
1986
by
Mark Crispin
homepage
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9051
wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol

Mail retrieval protocol that keeps messages on the server, supporting folders, flags, partial fetches, and multi-device sync. Dominant client-to-server protocol for email today.

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