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The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a mail protocol used for accessing email on a remote web server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 are the two most commonly used Internet mail protocols for retrieving emails. Both protocols are supported by all modern email clients and web servers.
POP3, IMAP are used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection