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diff --git a/doc/kioslave/imap.docbook b/doc/kioslave/imap.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e34c1e4e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kioslave/imap.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +<article lang="&language;" id="imap"> +<title>imap</title> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Michael.Haeckel; &Michael.Haeckel.mail;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2001-08-07</date> + + +</articleinfo> + +<para>The IMAP4rev1 protocol (Internet Message Access Protocol) allows +access to messages in mail folders on a server. Unlike POP3, which is designed +to download the mails and delete them from the server, the purpose of IMAP is +to store all mails on the server to be able to access these mails from +everywhere. Messages can be stored on the server, retrieved from there or +moved between folders.</para> + +<para>This plugin is currently mainly used by KMail, but you can also use it +in any other KDE application that uses kioslave plugins.</para> + +<para>For example in &konqueror;, simply type +<userinput>imap://username@your.mail.server/</userinput> to get your IMAP +folders listed. You can then deal with the folders and mails like with folders +and files on a local file system. +IMAP URLs are defined in <ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2192.txt?number=2192">RFC 2192</ulink>. +</para> + +</article> |