It also makes it easier to set up email customizations that will span across all devices. However, we have compiled some use cases that might help inform your decision:. IMAP keeps your email account consistent across devices, so you never have to worry about your email accounts being out-of-date or differing from device to device. If you are using POP3 and lose access to your main device, you would also lose access to all your past emails. POP3 only stores new emails on the server end.
When a device access the email account, the server sends the email data to the device and then scrubs the data from its memory. IMAP stores all the email data on the server, which can potentially use a lot of disk space. Since both options have a sort of storage system, we recommend IMAP. IMAP has two different types of folders: private and public ones. Private folders only exist on the client side your device , while public folders are available to any device that connects to the email account.
POP keeps all folders on the client side. This means that folders are only available from the device they were created on. Any other devices that access the email account will not have access to the folders.
IMAP filters the mail on the server side so that it is already sorted when a device accesses it. POP server-side sorting works, but it will not download email that has been sorted outside of the Inbox folder. I never delete emails that have just been downloaded to my "device" Oct 5, PM.
A key difference is that with IMAP4 you know which messages have or have not been read whichever device you use to look at them. When using multiple POP3 email clients you often end up reading the same messages over and over. IMAP accounts are also likely to provide more storage since it is expected that you will leave messages on the server whereas with POP you are expected to download them to local storage and then delete from the server on a regular basis.
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Browse Search. Ask a question. More Less. Reply I have this question too 37 I have this question too Me too 37 Me too. Helpful answers Drop Down menu. I see you are a level 7 so I respect your opinion. What do you think is the difference now? To avoid any potential disasters, save all the messages you have on your Mac to a different mailbox before you convert to IMAP. IMAP stores some or all of your email on the mail server.
Call it something like My Old Inbox. Do the same for your Sent Mail folder, and any Drafts you may have. Once this is done, you can change the settings for your email account. Either your hosting company, your IT department, or your email provider will provide the settings you need to switch your account over to IMAP.
For example, for Gmail, you will need to know the new Incoming Mail Server imap.
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