993 is the port that is utilized by secure imap (imaps).
993 is the port that is utilized by secure imap (imaps).
what port is utilized by secure imap (imaps)?
993
internet message access protocol









































in computing, the internet message access protocol (imap) is an internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a tcp/ip connection. imap is defined by rfc 3501.









































imap was designed with the goal of permitting complete management of an email box by multiple email clients, therefore clients generally leave messages on the server until the user explicitly deletes them. an imap server typically listens on port number 143. imap over ssl (imaps) is assigned the port number 993.
internet message access protocol
uw imap









































the uw imap server was the reference server implementation of the imap protocol. it was developed at the university of washington by mark crispin and others.









































section::::history.









































uw-imap's development began c.1988.









































as of 2003, uw imap was among the three most popular free software imap server packages, the other two being cyrus imap and courier imap. as of 2005, by which point its codebase had undergone extensive rewriting, it was among the top two, the other being cyrus imap.









































in may 2008, the university of washington terminated development of uw imap.
uw imap