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can you explain IMAP Vs SMTP

GabrielSagaya
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can you explain IMAP Vs SMTP

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Hi Gabriel,

IMAP:- IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. It is a method of accessing electronic mail or bulletin board messages that are kept on a (possibly shared) mail server. In other words, it permits a "client" email program to access remote message stores as if they were local

SMTP:- Simple mail Transfer protocol which is used for sending mail that is outgoing and for incoming mail we use POP3..............

for more differcens click on the link mentioned below:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/LANs/mail-protocols/

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Sai Ganesh

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hi gabriel,

these are transport protocols for receiving an email from XI. if u want to send email to an e-mail server use smtp. if u want to send email to a folder of ur mail server use imap. in my experience generally oraganizations don't give u access of a folder to put mail. so u can use smtp.

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latika.

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