Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4 (IMAP4)

Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4 (IMAP4)

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) allows users to download mail selectively, look at the message header, download just a part of a message, store messages on the e-mail server in a hierarchical structure, and link to documents and Usenet newsgroups. Search commands are also available so that users can locate messages based on their subject, header or content. IMAP has strong authentication features and supports the Kerberos authentication scheme originally developed at MIT. The current version of IMAP is version 4.