Explain Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4).

What will be an ideal response?


Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4) is a preferred alternative to POP3. Like POP3, IMAP4 retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server. IMAP4 uses TCP port 143 and supports some features that are not supported in POP3. For example, IMAP4 enables synchronization of mail among many devices, meaning you can access e-mail messages at your Windows desktop, your macOS portable, and your Android smartphone. (It works for any combination; I used those three as an example.) IMAP4 also supports the concept of folders that you can place on the IMAP4 server to organize your e-mail. Some POP3 e-mail clients have folders, but that is not a part of POP3, just a nice feature added to the client.
 

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