---
name: "imapd"
section: "8c"
platform: "linux"
package: "uw-imapd"
version: "4:2001adebian-6"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/imapd/8c"
---

# imapd(8c)

Internet Message Access Protocol server

## NAME

IMAPd - Internet Message Access Protocol server

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/sbin/imapd**

## DESCRIPTION

*imapd* is a server which supports the **IMAP4rev1** remote mail access protocol as documented in RFC-2060. *imapd* is invoked by the internet server (see [*inetd*(8)](/inetd/8.md)), normally for requests to connect to the **IMAP** port as indicated by the */etc/services* file (see [*services*(5)](/services/5.md)). Normally, this is port 143.

*imapd* can also be accessed via *rsh*(1C) by many Unix-based clients.  To do this, the *imapd* binary must have a link to */usr/sbin/rimapd* since this is where this software expects it to be located.

## SEE ALSO

rsh(1C) ipopd(8C)