This is a particular kind of e-mail account that lets you access its folders anywhere – such as in your desktop e-mail application, within your computer’s Web browser or in the iPhone’s IMAP-ready ...

Apple's Mail e-mail client supports a number of different messaging protocols including POP and IMAP, but if you convert an existing account from POP to IMAP then you may run into a problem in which e ...

Microsoft just added IMAP support to Outlook.com e-mail, which allows you to keep your e-mail synchronized when using third-party clients. We'll show you how to set it up on Apple's Mail app. Ed Rhee ...

Google is citing security for the move, which takes effect on Jan. 1. However, Gmail will still support third-party email ...

Lately, I’ve noticed quite a few stories and discussions online centering around the always popular debate about whether to use IMAP or POP3 for email. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, IMAP ...

Q: What’s the difference between POP and IMAP email settings, and which will work best for my business? A: There’s only one person who can start off a conversation about email protocols by saying, ...

With Gmail's adoption of IMAP, one of electronic messaging's best-kept secrets has been thrust suddenly into the spotlight. But IMAP's inventor says the move, while overdue, doesn't deserve the ...

Yesterday, at Google’s I/O developer conference, the company announced a new way for developers to build apps that integrate with Gmail, via its brand-new Gmail API. Designed to allow programmatic ...

Most email providers let you choose between two ways to get your messages. You can have a POP (Post Office Protocol) account that downloads all your messages to your ...