For years, POP (Post Office Protocol) email has been a thorn in my side. Apple's email service uses the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) protocol for email, as do many other email services.

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 ...

If your business uses an Apple computer as your primary workstation, you probably use Mail to manage your email accounts. Using IMAP in Mail means that you can sync settings and folders between ...

IMAP (short for Internet Message Access Protocol) is an internet protocol that lets you sync your email inbox across multiple devices. Most popular email apps, like Gmail and Outlook, use IMAP servers ...

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, ...

Email client applications use Internet Message Access Protocol to open email messages stored on a remote Web server. For example, you can set up email client apps like Apple Mail to view business ...

If you’re using Android and feel the standard Google email application is a little restrictive, to say the least, it might be worth taking a look at K-9 Mail for Android. This app adds a number of ...

A Lifehacker reader in the Army reserves says the military is transitioning from POP to IMAP email access, so he wants to know how he can continue to use Gmail instead of the Army's limited-space ...

A: There’s only one person who can start off a conversation about email protocols by saying, “When I invented email back in 1978 …,” and that person is V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, who holds multiple degrees ...