A brief summary of POP3, SMTP, and IMAP, including pointers to sources and frequently-asked-questions sites.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/mailclient-faq/
The user+box@host addressing FAQ. A discussion of what exactly is permissible and verifiable in an e-mail address.
http://faqs.org/faqs/mail/addressing/
Provides extensive background and compares the Post Office Protocol (POP) with the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/mail/imap.vs.pop
comp.mail.mime meta-FAQ: Help for MIME problems. Pointers to information about Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and some answers to common problems with MIME.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/mime-faq/mime0/
A series of lecture notes and slides from the Faculty of Informatics and Communication, Central Queensland University. Covers many mail protocols.
http://www.infocom.cqu.edu.au/Units/aut2000/85321/Resources/Lectures/2000/16/
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