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Push-IMAP
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<p>Push-IMAP, which is otherwise known as P-IMAP or <i>Push extensions for <a href="/facts/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol/QMnyvUwk">Internet Message Access Protocol</a></i>, is an email protocol designed as a faster way to synchronise a mobile device like a PDA or <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphone</a> to an email server. </p><p>It was developed by <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle</a> and other partners, and based on <a href="/facts/IMAP/QMnyvUwk">IMAP</a> with additional enhancements for optimization in a mobile setting. It was submitted as input to the <a href="/facts/Lemonade_Profile/9p29gN09">Lemonade Profile</a> <a href="/facts/IETF_Working_Group/tIcCsFhX">IETF Working Group</a> - but was not included in the resulting RFC 4550. </p>