<p>At last, Microsoft 's Outlook.com has been IMAP'd. On Thursday, Microsoft announced that its e-mail service is now supporting the popular protocol.</p><p>In a posting on the Outlook Blog, as well as in a question-and-answer session on Reddit, representatives from Microsoft noted that Outlook.com "already supports the industry's best e-mail conductivity with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS)." EAS is utilized by Windows Phone, iOS, and Android devices, as well the Windows 8 Mail app . IMAP can be used by, among other clients, Mac Mail and Thunderbird on a Mac.</p><p>While Microsoft pointed to the EAS protocol as being the "most robust" for e-mail, providing near real-time syncing and "superior battery and network efficiencies," it acknowledged that the older IMAP is widely supported on feature phones and other clients. Outlook is supporting IMAP version 4 rev 1.</p><p>App Updates</p><p><a href="http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Outlook-com-Adds-Support-for-IMAP/story.xhtml?story_id=10100BA1NLJP">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/microsoft-rolls-out-imap-outlookcom/2013-09-17">Microsoft rolls out IMAP for Outlook.com</a> (FierceCIO)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d5rjRmefdHCDMXMZejb5SbSJJy8wM&ned=us">2 additional articles.</a></p>