IMAP is short for Internet Message Access Protocol and is a protocol for retrieving e-mail messages. The latest version, IMAP4, is similar to POP3 but supports some additional features. Silk Performer can record and replay IMAP4 at TCP/IP level. Since IMAP traffic goes over the wire in ASCII format, customization of the recorded script is relatively simple. The sample script 'WebTcpipImap401.bdf' in the Silk Performer '\Working\Samples\Internet' folder gives an example of working with IMAP and includes a pre-defined function ProcessIMAP4Command() to send and receive IMAP traffic.
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