¿Ventajas sobre POP3, que es un servicio que ya existía?
Ver http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol pero en resumen:
- Disponer de copia local actualizada de todos los correos que haya en el servidor
- IMAP is a two-way email protocol. IMAP client applications can interact with IMAP servers, like Gmail's, so data on both sides stays in sync. If you have multiple IMAP client apps, they'll all show the same email messages (including indicating which messages have been read) as long as they stay connected
- POP borra los mensajes del servidor, y quedan guardados sólo en local (malo si nos conectamos desde varios ordenadores, aceptable si usamos siempre el mismo)
Un mensaje COPIADO en varias carpetas del cliente tendrá varias etiquetas en el servidor.
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Your IMAP client will show all of your default Gmail views under a special [Gmail] folder hierarchy. Here's a guide to how other actions in your IMAP client will appear in your Gmail account.
| Action on mobile device/client (e.g. iPhone/Outlook) | Result in Gmail on the web |
|---|---|
| Open a message | Mark a message as read |
| Flag a message | Apply a star to the message |
| Move a message to a folder | Apply a label to the message |
| Move a message to a folder within a folder* | Apply a label showing folder hierarchy ('MainFolder/SubFolder')* |
| Create a folder | Create a label |
| Move a message to [Gmail]/Spam | Report a message as spam |
| Move a message to [Gmail]/Trash | Move a message to Trash |
| Send a message | Store message in Sent Mail |
| Delete a message | Remove label from the message, or delete the message permanently if the message is already in the Spam or Trash label |
*IMAP translates labels with a forward slash (/) into a folder hierarchy like you see in your computer's file system. If you have a label such as 'Family/Friends,' you may want to reconsider your naming schemes because your IMAP client will display it as a folder named 'Family' with a subfolder named 'Friends.'
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