The IMAP protocol, hello, everyone.
Today, we're going to talk about the IMAP protocol, which is a very different compared to the protocol
for which I was talking about in the last three videos.
So the AMA protocol actually does not download messages on your computer or whatsoever.
So all the messages in the folder that contain the messages are always contained to the server or are
always safe to the server, but never exported from there.
So the idea for the IMAP protocol is for you to be able to access your messages from multiple devices,
but from the same server, for example, you might want to assess your messages once you use your desktop
computer or you might want to assess your messages while you're using your phone.
So also the messages are contained always on your account.
You, of course, need to be careful not to keep too many of them as your account might be oversized.
For example, the size of the Gmail accounts is up to 15 gigabytes and this is actually quite a lot.
But, you know, after some time, it could get too much.
And in some cases it can be handled by the Gmail, for example, if it's more than 15 gigabytes.
So this is one of the risks when you are not downloading the email directly to your computer.
But most of the email services have plenty of space.
So you shouldn't be worried about this.
And for that reason, the most common protocol today is the IMAP protocol when your messages are stored
on a cloud.
So the main advantage when you compare the IMAP with the protocol is that with the protocol we can simply
read the emails that we received.
However, with IMAP, you can organize them into a folders, you can search in the server for certain
email that we like and so on.
And just because of all those functions, this one is way more preferable for the users.
So with IMAP, all your email is going to be synchronized and architecture can be designed so you can
enter different computers.
Keeping a copy of your emails always up to date.
So there are a few modes that are used into the IMAP protocol.
This is the offline mode, the online mode and the disconnection mode.
So the offline mode usually contacts the server to periodically download the messages on your computer
and at the same time it synchronizes the changes, which means that if an email has already been downloaded
or updated, it will be updated in your download folder as well.
We will also have the ability to delete messages to download them.
So basically the offline mode is quite similar to the popular protocol.
But don't forget that IMAP has two additional protocols.
In the next one is the online moult, and the online mode basically enables us to synchronize our email
box and the changes on the fly.
So immediately when you receive your email, it goes through the server, it goes to you as well and
you can see an update.
All the content at the same time that you receive it in the final mode is the disconnection mode, which
is a different from the offline mode, because with the offline module, periodically you connect to
the server while in the disconnected mode.
The client works with local copy while there is no access to Internet.
So in this local copy, we can create, delete, read and so on all the emails.
So as you probably understood, guys, and you probably got the impression that the IMF protocol messages
and are normally stored on the server after being correct.
We're using something called email trail trace, which are usually of folders that makes way easier
for you to organize your email.
You can order your email, Irakly, so it can be more convenient for you because as you know, some
emails have a higher priority comparing to others and so on.
And so typically on the low level, I am at protocol, which works exactly the same as the three protocol.
So the connection is opened on APPAR 143 and both use the ACA protocol.
Or if you use, for example, Gmail, the port for the IMAP is the ninth three and this is because Gmail
was actually using quite a lot of IMAP and one of the most useful.
Over there, so since that I'm up, I'm up observer is based on folder's, when you select the different
folders, you can assess the messages.
They are designed specifically for these folders.
And all of the messages can be selected or listed over there, which considerably simplifies the way
the users are using this type of protocol and the overall experience experience with the email.
So that's it.
Guys, I hope you understood the introduction for the IMAP and what it actually is.
Don't forget to enable this option in your Gmail.
And if you didn't watch the previous video where I, I, I'm explaining actually how you can do that.
That said, thank you very much for watching.
And in the next videos, we're going to start with I am uploading.
Thanks for watching.