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The IMAP protocol, hello, everyone.



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Today, we're going to talk about the IMAP protocol, which is a very different compared to the protocol



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for which I was talking about in the last three videos.



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So the AMA protocol actually does not download messages on your computer or whatsoever.



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So all the messages in the folder that contain the messages are always contained to the server or are



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always safe to the server, but never exported from there.



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So the idea for the IMAP protocol is for you to be able to access your messages from multiple devices,



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but from the same server, for example, you might want to assess your messages once you use your desktop



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computer or you might want to assess your messages while you're using your phone.



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So also the messages are contained always on your account.



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You, of course, need to be careful not to keep too many of them as your account might be oversized.



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For example, the size of the Gmail accounts is up to 15 gigabytes and this is actually quite a lot.



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But, you know, after some time, it could get too much.



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And in some cases it can be handled by the Gmail, for example, if it's more than 15 gigabytes.



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So this is one of the risks when you are not downloading the email directly to your computer.



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But most of the email services have plenty of space.



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So you shouldn't be worried about this.



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And for that reason, the most common protocol today is the IMAP protocol when your messages are stored



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on a cloud.



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So the main advantage when you compare the IMAP with the protocol is that with the protocol we can simply



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read the emails that we received.



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However, with IMAP, you can organize them into a folders, you can search in the server for certain



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email that we like and so on.



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And just because of all those functions, this one is way more preferable for the users.



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So with IMAP, all your email is going to be synchronized and architecture can be designed so you can



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enter different computers.



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Keeping a copy of your emails always up to date.



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So there are a few modes that are used into the IMAP protocol.



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This is the offline mode, the online mode and the disconnection mode.



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So the offline mode usually contacts the server to periodically download the messages on your computer



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and at the same time it synchronizes the changes, which means that if an email has already been downloaded



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or updated, it will be updated in your download folder as well.



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We will also have the ability to delete messages to download them.



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So basically the offline mode is quite similar to the popular protocol.



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But don't forget that IMAP has two additional protocols.



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In the next one is the online moult, and the online mode basically enables us to synchronize our email



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box and the changes on the fly.



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So immediately when you receive your email, it goes through the server, it goes to you as well and



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you can see an update.



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All the content at the same time that you receive it in the final mode is the disconnection mode, which



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is a different from the offline mode, because with the offline module, periodically you connect to



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the server while in the disconnected mode.



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The client works with local copy while there is no access to Internet.



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So in this local copy, we can create, delete, read and so on all the emails.



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So as you probably understood, guys, and you probably got the impression that the IMF protocol messages



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and are normally stored on the server after being correct.



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We're using something called email trail trace, which are usually of folders that makes way easier



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for you to organize your email.



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You can order your email, Irakly, so it can be more convenient for you because as you know, some



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emails have a higher priority comparing to others and so on.



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And so typically on the low level, I am at protocol, which works exactly the same as the three protocol.



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So the connection is opened on APPAR 143 and both use the ACA protocol.



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Or if you use, for example, Gmail, the port for the IMAP is the ninth three and this is because Gmail



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was actually using quite a lot of IMAP and one of the most useful.



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Over there, so since that I'm up, I'm up observer is based on folder's, when you select the different



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folders, you can assess the messages.



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They are designed specifically for these folders.



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And all of the messages can be selected or listed over there, which considerably simplifies the way



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the users are using this type of protocol and the overall experience experience with the email.



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So that's it.



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Guys, I hope you understood the introduction for the IMAP and what it actually is.



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Don't forget to enable this option in your Gmail.



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And if you didn't watch the previous video where I, I, I'm explaining actually how you can do that.



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That said, thank you very much for watching.



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And in the next videos, we're going to start with I am uploading.



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Thanks for watching.