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faq:email:imap_vs_pop [2024/04/12 15:16] – [What are IMAP and POP3?] vikkifaq:email:imap_vs_pop [2024/04/12 15:16] (current) – [What are IMAP and POP3?] vikki
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 As POP3 is prone to losing email messages or [[faq:email:why-pop3-download-old-mails|downloading the same messages multiple times]], IMAP offers a more stable experience with its **two-way synchronization capabilities** between your webmail and mail client. Any email messages you read, move or delete will be updated across all devices. No matter which client you use, you will see the same Inbox. If you are more concerned about storage quotas and privacy issues, then for this case, POP3 would be better than IMAP.\\ As POP3 is prone to losing email messages or [[faq:email:why-pop3-download-old-mails|downloading the same messages multiple times]], IMAP offers a more stable experience with its **two-way synchronization capabilities** between your webmail and mail client. Any email messages you read, move or delete will be updated across all devices. No matter which client you use, you will see the same Inbox. If you are more concerned about storage quotas and privacy issues, then for this case, POP3 would be better than IMAP.\\
  
-To see an elaborated comparison between IMAP and POP3, and determine which aligns best with your requirements, see [[https://lookafter.com/blog/imap-vs-pop3-what-are-they-and-which-should-you-use/|IMAP VS POP3: What are they and which should you use?]]+To see an elaborated comparison between IMAP and POP3, and determine which aligns best with your requirements, see[[https://lookafter.com/blog/imap-vs-pop3-what-are-they-and-which-should-you-use/|IMAP VS POP3: What are they and which should you use?]]
faq/email/imap_vs_pop.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/12 15:16 by vikki