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 Got Your Back
 =============
 
-Got Your Back (GYB) is a command line tool for backing up your Gmail messages to your local computer. It uses the standard IMAP protocol but also takes advantage of some custom Gmail IMAP extensions.
+Got Your Back (GYB) is a command line tool for backing up your Gmail messages to your local computer. It uses Gmail's API over HTTPS.
 
 Learn more about how GYB works with the [Getting Started Guide](https://github.com/jay0lee/got-your-back/wiki).