Glossary

Common technical terms in email

Stay current and expand your email knowledge with our list of common technical terms.

IMAP IDLE

IDLE is an Internet Messaging Access Protocol (IMAP) extension. It allows an IMAP client to tell the IMAP server that it’s ready to accept real-time notifications and new messages. IMAP IDLE enables an email client to tell a receiving mail server it’s ready to receive an email, meaning that subscribers don’t have to hit a refresh button to “pull” new emails into their inboxes. Instead, they’ll automatically see new messages when delivered.

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