What are the advantages of IMAP?
IMAP lets you access the same mail folders from different IMAP-capable mail readers on different computers, so you can store all your mail at CCIS, but access it from elsewhere (e.g. from home, at a conference, etc.). It also lets you use the same mail reader on the same computer to access mail on multiple sites, provided all the sites support IMAP. At CCIS, we use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt all IMAP traffic between CCIS and your machine, so neither your password nor your mail is transmitted in plain-text over the Internet. It’s about as secure as using ssh to log in to a CCIS Unix machine remotely and read your mail that way. IMAP has much better support for email attachments than POP. If you’re reading a message with a large attachment, IMAP doesn’t transfer the attachment until you actually want to save or view it, so if you regularly get attachments in your mail (and don’t always save or view them), IMAP will speed up checking your mail. How IMAP at CCIS works In ord
For users with many, or large messages, IMAP can result in faster response times. Unlike POP3, You can have multiple clients connect to the same mailbox. That means you can leave your computer connected at work and any changes you make at home are reflected at work, or any other client that is talking to the server. IMAP also allows you to access parts of a message independently. This is really done in the background without your knowledge. What this means is that messages with large file attachments don’t retrieve the large attachment unless told to do so. You can retrieve and read a series of messages much quicker with IMAP. In short, IMAP is a more modern and bandwidth-friendly protocol. You can enable IMAP by logging in to your Gmail account on the web, going to the Settings link in the upper right and select the tab that now reads “Forwarding and POP/IMAP”. A new section has been added labeled “IMAP Access”. Click on the radio button that says “Enable IMAP” and then the button lab
1) Its main advantage is that the user can see all the message headers at a glance, and open only those which are required this saves significant download time especially if users often forward or delete messages without reading them. 2) Freedom for user to download attachments at anytime from anywhere. 3) IMAP enables server-based searching and selection to minimize data transfer. 4) It support for simultaneous update and update discovery in shared folders. 5) It’s Superior online performance. 6) It’s ability to manipulate remote folders other than INBOX is fundamental to online and disconnected operation. This means being able to save messages from one folder to a another one, being able to access archived messages subsequently, and allowing for multiple incoming message folders. 7) Once you create a Spamscreen folder on the server, SPAM is automatically filtered there. The folder can be periodically reviewed if you use an IMAP mail program to check your filters. To make it short, IM
