= James Basic Server &mdash; Background Concepts
:navtitle: Concepts

Before embarking on your adventure with the **James Basic Server**, we
highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the following concepts:

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 * xref:concepts:user/index.adoc[James User Model]
 * xref:concepts:protocols/smtp.adoc[SMTP]
 * xref:concepts:protocols/imap.adoc[IMAP]
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 * Secured email communications
 * xref:concepts:/storage/index.adoc[Email storage]
