Probably time for an update. Vendors are now provisioning POP3 access with settings to keep email on server and you can now reply. The only issue that still bugs me is that after viewing an email with POP, the email in my MS Exchange inbox is marked "read".
if you use a smartphone, imap is essential. my iphone fetches new emails every 15 minutes, so all my pop messages would be accessible exclusively on the phone. with imap, i can see all my messages everywhere. my favorite feature of imap is that it also syncs whether or not a message has been read. so once i read a message on one machine or device, its marked as read on all the others
so does that mean with IMAP if you fill up your email account on webmail and you cant receive an email until you clear space, it will also be full on outlook/thunderbird and you will have to clear space to receive more emails on the email client too?
POP works by downloading the email to your client, but whatever you do on the client doesn't happen on gmail or yahoo. With IMAP, it synchronizes you could say to the server, so whatever happens on the client side happens on the server side too.
Also GMail does have IMAP, you just need to enable it. And for Thunderbird users, you will need to set up the IMAP GMail account like any other, do not use the preconfigured option if you want GMail with IMAP. =)
POP3/IMAP is better than webmail because it automatically (by a email-client like Thunderbird) alerts you that a email has been received. I also like to have all my old email on my computer.
pop3 is just fine, and it doesnt remove them from the server unless you tell it to, every email catcher program gives you the option to leave it on the server or to pull it off.
Probably time for an update. Vendors are now provisioning POP3 access with settings to keep email on server and you can now reply. The only issue that still bugs me is that after viewing an email with POP, the email in my MS Exchange inbox is marked "read".
InfinitelyManic 7 months ago
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bass109 1 year ago
@bass109 True, but that was so00 random lol :P but
anyway YES!! God bless you :)
younggeek1 4 months ago
if you use a smartphone, imap is essential. my iphone fetches new emails every 15 minutes, so all my pop messages would be accessible exclusively on the phone. with imap, i can see all my messages everywhere. my favorite feature of imap is that it also syncs whether or not a message has been read. so once i read a message on one machine or device, its marked as read on all the others
lpreams 1 year ago
Imap is like syncing and PoP3 is just download. So not that good.
GTAXLLive 2 years ago 2
Cow bell was great, I love my Acer aspire one/Dell axim x30 with outlook express, it always stays on my server
Graphicspittz187 2 years ago
I use Gmail becoz it has free POP3 and IMAP, but IMAP is better than POP3 i no this coz me dad help make IMAP.
darkvista46 2 years ago
IMAP is so much more centralised and clean. Thumbs up from me.
jalit 3 years ago 7
so does that mean with IMAP if you fill up your email account on webmail and you cant receive an email until you clear space, it will also be full on outlook/thunderbird and you will have to clear space to receive more emails on the email client too?
sending2u 3 years ago
POP works by downloading the email to your client, but whatever you do on the client doesn't happen on gmail or yahoo. With IMAP, it synchronizes you could say to the server, so whatever happens on the client side happens on the server side too.
Also GMail does have IMAP, you just need to enable it. And for Thunderbird users, you will need to set up the IMAP GMail account like any other, do not use the preconfigured option if you want GMail with IMAP. =)
stealthyGato 4 years ago
Mmm, he could talk to me all day :)
t3hpr0nst4r 4 years ago
POP3/IMAP is better than webmail because it automatically (by a email-client like Thunderbird) alerts you that a email has been received. I also like to have all my old email on my computer.
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saturnfan32x 4 years ago
e-mail programs like outlook are stupid, I just use web-based mail
randomdude90 4 years ago
pop3 is just fine, and it doesnt remove them from the server unless you tell it to, every email catcher program gives you the option to leave it on the server or to pull it off.
webboy9579 4 years ago
G-mail ftw! Sadly gmail uses POP3.
silvercondouloboy06 4 years ago
Windows Mail!
vbognot626 4 years ago
i keep all my email on imap. no worries,mate
royalg2 4 years ago
i think webmail is the best thing for personal use.
Nikiaf 4 years ago