IMAP = Internet Message Access Protocol. It's a more sophisticated alternative to POP supporting features like multiple mailboxes, notification of events such as the arrival of a message, message disposition notifications, the ability to flag messages and more. If you're familiar with Microsoft Exchange, you can think of it as an open alternative. Pine is a popular Unix application supporting IMAP, but today most GUI clients support it, and the issue is whether the ISP supports mail access through IMAP.
LDAP = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. It's a protocol for accessing X.500 style directory services, often used in conjunction with e-mail and other network applications. If you are familiar with Exchange, think of the address book. As a more ambitious example, consider the Active Directory Service. Again, think of it as providing an open alternative to these proprietary applications. --- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greg, > > I think you confuse me with one who understands... :-) I got lost in > the initial-rrhea again. What advantages would one have using "IMAP" > over a VPN. > > Just for the record, I do know what VPN,TCP,UDP,POP,FTP,HTTP mean. > But I'm fuzzy on IMAP,LDAP. > > :-) > > Kevin > === Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Design quality doesn't ensure success, but design failure can ensure failure." --Kent Beck ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
