pop & imap
Google uses IMAP protocol for email. It is because of better security settings. Gmail has tried to improve it's security settings everyday.
There are probably lots of reasons! These may include: Email forwarding POP3 IMAP
pop3 and imap (all i know of)
IMAP uses port 143
I assume you want to configure an email client for IMAP. It all depends on where your mail is at, and using their settings. You have to go to your email providers website and configure it the way they say in order for it to work correctly.
Internet Message Access Protocol(IMAP) was developed by Mark Crispin in 1986. It is a protocol for email retrieval and storage as an alternative to POP.
The three common protocols to obtain email from a server are: POP, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange.
The IMAP protocol differs from the POP3 protocol is that the IMAP doesnt require the user to download all the emails to the PC to check for new emails. It is also much easier to distinguish between read and unread emails while using the IMAP as oppose to the POP3. Some other difference is the IMAP is that you can create multiple email accounts from the PC where as the POP3 requires new email accounts to be created on the server. Another difference is that with IMAP emails can be deleted directly through the server where as the POP3 emails are deleted on the PC.
Because of pop, imap and smtp
"Well, most email mailboxes use either POP3 or IMAP to retrieve your emails." Most email programs support both POP3 (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for pulling emails from a TCP/IP connection.
A typo of "IMAP 4", which is the "Internet Message Access Protocol" for accessing email messages.