


It is based on the TCP transport protocol and uses port 143, and IMAPS uses port 993. IMAP is an application layer protocol for accessing email. Most prominently, it translates more readily memorized domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for locating and identifying computer services and devices with the underlying network protocols.

It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is an application layer data transfer protocol, a protocol of client-server interaction, which means initiating requests to the server by the recipient, usually a web browser (web-browser).
