# Support IMAP standard

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 20, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333 "2023-12-20T14:23:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![hellekin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hellekin/32/51636_2.png) [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333/4 "2023-12-22T15:55:32Z")

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> [@mpalmer](#):
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> IMAP (and, I presume, JMAP) are massive overkill

Then why is it implemented for GMail?

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