IMAP Resources

The IMAP Connection

Comprehensive IMAP site with an introduction, IMAP specification, links to RFCs, drafts and papers.

Email Protocols : SMTP, MIME, POP and IMAP

These are presentation slides including information about smtp, and the other email protocols

Eudora Email Primer (pdf link)

"Section Two, POP, IMAP, and Real World Issues, discusses the two most popular mail access protocols today, POP and IMAP, and how they implement mail access modes to provide real-world solutions for today’s formidable email challenges."