Introduction:
This section is an introduction to modern e-mail technologies and related
issues.
Understanding the technology, will enable to build richer
applications and will provide with the know-how to use the advanced
features of the Mail Objects.
This section consists of:
Formatting
The formatting options and MIME.
Encoding
How messages are encoded to allow binary data to pass across the Internet
through text only systems.
Message Basics
The e-mail message format.
Mail Servers
Mail servers are the storage tanks for e-mail messages
SMTP
The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) protocol is used to send messages to a
mail server.
POP3
The POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3) protocol is used to retrieve e-mail
messages from a mail server.
IMAP4
The IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4) protocol is used to
retrieve e-mail messages from a mail server.
