Home » Hosting Encyclopedia » Hosting Terms » Email » IMAP

IMAP

IMAP is an abbreviation for Internet Message Access Protocol. It is a popular alternative to the POP3 protocol. And in contrast to POP3, it is generally suited for online access to email messages. Unlike POP3 the IMAP mail protocol keeps all your emails on the server until you choose to delete them. Messages are not saved on your computer unless you decide to download them. Usually, when you fix the settings of your email client you can select which email protocol you want to use and if you want your messages to be downloaded locally or not.

IMAP Email Hosting

Email is essential for your personal and business correspondence; it’s the most convenient way to communicate online privately and formally. That’s why it’s important to have various options for the management of your emails. And if you have your own website you certainly need a new email account with the same hostname, so you can freely communicate with your site’s users. We offer free email hosting that supports both the IMAP and POP3 protocols, as well as SMTP access, webmail, and autoresponder options. It is absolutely free – no fees, no ads placement required. You should also check up our paid hosting plans if you want real independence and no limitations in the way you manage your emails (especially for commercial sites) as well as all kinds of free IMAP email features including unlimited email accounts and virus protection, filters, catch-all, and email forwarding.

IMAP Advantages

The most important advantage of IMAP is that it enables you to easily access all your emails at any time from any device and from any browser or email IMAP client. All you need is an Internet connection. Thus your emails are backed up on the mail server, always accessible and safer (especially if the email provider uses cloud hosting services). This advantage turns into a disadvantage if you have problems establishing an Internet connection every time you want to check your emails. IMAP also enables mailbox access for multiple users at the same time and more options for email management like search, email state information, multiple mailboxes, shared folders, etc.

Was this article useful?

Click on a star to rate it!

Average rating 0 / 5. Vote count: 0

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post.

Newest Articles:

KVM

What you need to know: KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a virtualization technology that is free, open-source, and available in most modern Linux distributions. Thanks to it, you can create and run Linux and Windows-based virtual machines that are independent of...

Second Level Domain (SLD)

The Second Level Domain or SLD is essential to the hierarchical Domain Name System. It is the second part of the full domain name after the Top Level Domain, on its left side. The Second Level Domain is often the same as the website name, the company, or the...

Top-Level Domain (TLD)

The Top Level Domain name (TLD) is the last or right-most fragment of the domain name. The parts of the domain name are separated with dots and form their own hierarchy in the Domain Name System (DNS). There is a Top-Leveл Domain list where you can see all available...

IANA

What is IANA? Although the Internet is not really a centralized system, there are some key infrastructure elements that need to be coordinated. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is an organization that was founded in 1988 by the government of the U.S.A....

ICANN

What is ICANN? ICANN is an abbreviation from Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It is the non-profit organization that’s responsible for the assignment and coordination of unique Internet addresses and names for all devices connected to the Internet,...

Ready to Create Your Website?