What does APIpa stand for and how can you tell if your computer is using it? Why would your computer be using it?
What is imap? How does it work?
The Internet Message Access Protocol (commonly known as IMAP) is an Application Layer Internet protocol that allows an e-mail client to access e-mail on a remote mail server.
IMAP is stands for Internet message access protocol, which is used for accessing mails from the server and this protocol leave not remove the mail from the server but if we POP(Post Office Protocol) it can be remove from the server mails.
APIPA stands for automatic private ip address, it is the feature of Windows XP, automatic takes an IP from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.255.255, at the time when when DHCP and TCP/IP not able to assign an IP to the local computers.
APIPA - Automatic Private IP Addressing its a feature that used in opereting system. When DHCP is unavailable then
APIPA provide IP ranging from 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255