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Internet Message Access Protocol

application layer internet protocol for e-mail retrieval and storage
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Internet Message Access Protocol

Summary

Internet Message Access Protocol is a computer network protocol[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Internet Message Access Protocol is credited with the discovery of Mark Crispin[3].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[4].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's instance of is recorded as text-based protocol[5].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's based on is recorded as Post Office Protocol 3[6].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol is part of email[7].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol was released on 1986[8].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1064: Interactive Mail Access Protocol: Version 2[9].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2060: Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1[10].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2095: IMAP/POP AUTHorize Extension for Simple Challenge/Response[11].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1203: Interactive Mail Access Protocol: Version 3[12].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2061: IMAP4 Compatibility with IMAP2bis[13].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1730: Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4[14].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1731: IMAP4 Authentication Mechanisms[15].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1732: IMAP4 Compatibility with IMAP2 and IMAP2bis[16].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1733: Distributed Electronic Mail Models in IMAP4[17].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2062: Internet Message Access Protocol - Obsolete Syntax[18].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2086: IMAP4 ACL extension[19].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2088: IMAP4 non-synchronizing literals[20].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2177: IMAP4 IDLE command[21].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2193: IMAP4 Mailbox Referrals[22].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's port is recorded as {'amount': '+143'}[23].
  • Internet Message Access Protocol's port is recorded as {'amount': '+143'}[24].

Body

Publication

Internet Message Access Protocol was released on 1986[8]. It is part of email[7].

Why It Matters

Internet Message Access Protocol has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

DavMail Mark Crispin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Port → {'amount': '+143'}, {'amount': '+143'}
    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: IMAP, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/36ecd009bcfe7/|details]])"
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