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- | ====== What are IMAP and POP? ====== | + | [[: |
- | IMAP and POP are standard email protocols that you can use to access email messages from AfterOffice’s | + | ====== What are IMAP and POP3? ====== |
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+ | IMAP and POP3 are standard email protocols that you can use to access email messages from Lookafter | ||
POP (Post Office Protocol) is a very simple protocol that only allows you to download emails from the server (your webmail) to your device in a one-time manner. You can configure to leave a copy of messages on the server to be downloaded again later (by other devices), but there is no two-way synchronization between the mail server and your mail client.\\ | POP (Post Office Protocol) is a very simple protocol that only allows you to download emails from the server (your webmail) to your device in a one-time manner. You can configure to leave a copy of messages on the server to be downloaded again later (by other devices), but there is no two-way synchronization between the mail server and your mail client.\\ | ||
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IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), however, provides a better method to **access your emails from multiple devices**. If you check your emails on webmail, on MS Outlook, and again on your mobile phone, IMAP ensures that emails are always accessible from any device at any given time.\\ | IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), however, provides a better method to **access your emails from multiple devices**. If you check your emails on webmail, on MS Outlook, and again on your mobile phone, IMAP ensures that emails are always accessible from any device at any given time.\\ | ||
- | If you are deciding which protocol to use— we encourage | + | If you are deciding which protocol to use, we suggest |
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+ | As POP3 is prone to losing email messages or [[faq: | ||
- | As POP is prone to losing email messages or downloading the same messages multiple times, | + | To see an elaborated comparison between |