See also:

• Computers: Data Formats: MIME Types  (3)
• Computers: Internet: E-mail  (1,503)

Client-Server Mail Protocols FAQ - - A brief summary of POP3, SMTP, and IMAP, including pointers to sources and frequently-asked-questions sites.

Email Addressing FAQ - - The user+box@host addressing FAQ. A discussion of what exactly is permissible and verifiable in an e-mail address.

The IMAP Connection - - University of Washington collection of IMAP documentation and resources.

Internet Mail Consortium - - Information about IMC and its members, all the Internet mail standards, and links to several IMC-hosted mailing lists.

Message Access Paradigms and Protocols - - Provides extensive background and compares the Post Office Protocol (POP) with the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).

MIME Meta-FAQ - - comp.mail.mime meta-FAQ: Help for MIME problems. Pointers to information about Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and some answers to common problems with MIME.

Network Services and Applications - - A series of lecture notes and slides from the Faculty of Informatics and Communication, Central Queensland University. Covers many mail protocols.