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faq:email:imap_vs_pop [2022/02/14 17:25] – [What are IMAP and POP?] vikki | faq:email:imap_vs_pop [2024/04/12 15:16] (current) – [What are IMAP and POP3?] vikki | ||
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- | ====== What are IMAP and POP? ====== | + | ====== What are IMAP and POP3? ====== |
- | IMAP and POP are standard email protocols that you can use to access email messages from Lookafter servers via your mail client (Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, | + | IMAP and POP3 are standard email protocols that you can use to access email messages from Lookafter servers via your mail client (Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, |
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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If you are deciding which protocol to use, we suggest you to use **IMAP**.\\ | If you are deciding which protocol to use, we suggest you to use **IMAP**.\\ | ||
- | As POP is prone to losing email messages or [[faq: | + | As POP3 is prone to losing email messages or [[faq: |
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+ | To see an elaborated comparison between IMAP and POP3, and determine which aligns best with your requirements, |