• POP3 and IMAP

    From Boris@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 11 02:02:15 2017
    I've used POP3 forever. Some have tried to convince me to move to IMAP. I know the difference, but POP3 tends to better serve my needs. I don't go
    from device to device reading email. 99% of my mail is done on one
    desktop.

    But, when some try to convince me to change to IMAP, and the articles I
    read about the differences, they always talk about POP3 as a type server,
    and IMAP as another type of server. Then, I can across a post in a forum,
    that said that there are not two types of servers, one for POP3 and one for IMAP, but that the POP3 or IMAP is a configuration on one's email client.
    In other words, if I understand correctly, a mail server is not designated
    POP3 or IMAP. It's just a mail server. It's how one sets up their local client, and the method of dowmloading their mail, that determines if they
    are using POP3 or IMAP, and it's the same server that serves all email, be
    it collected via POP3 or IMAP protocol.

    Do I have this correct?

    TIA

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  • From Computer Nerd Kev@21:1/5 to Boris on Sat Mar 11 02:40:35 2017
    Boris <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
    I've used POP3 forever. Some have tried to convince me to move to IMAP. I know the difference, but POP3 tends to better serve my needs. I don't go from device to device reading email. 99% of my mail is done on one
    desktop.

    But, when some try to convince me to change to IMAP, and the articles I
    read about the differences, they always talk about POP3 as a type server,
    and IMAP as another type of server. Then, I can across a post in a forum, that said that there are not two types of servers, one for POP3 and one for IMAP, but that the POP3 or IMAP is a configuration on one's email client.
    In other words, if I understand correctly, a mail server is not designated POP3 or IMAP. It's just a mail server. It's how one sets up their local client, and the method of dowmloading their mail, that determines if they
    are using POP3 or IMAP, and it's the same server that serves all email, be
    it collected via POP3 or IMAP protocol.

    Do I have this correct?

    They're just different protocols, the Email client that you use will
    choose whether to use POP or IMAP protocol depending on your
    configuration. The server software may support either POP, IMAP, or
    both. The different protocols will usually be accessed on different
    ports, both on the same server, by your Email client.

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  • From Hans-Georg Michna@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 11 13:10:09 2017
    On Sat, 11 Mar 2017 02:40:35 +0000 (UTC), Computer Nerd Kev
    wrote:

    Boris <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

    I've used POP3 forever. Some have tried to convince me to move to IMAP. I >> know the difference, but POP3 tends to better serve my needs. I don't go
    from device to device reading email. 99% of my mail is done on one
    desktop.

    But, when some try to convince me to change to IMAP, and the articles I
    read about the differences, they always talk about POP3 as a type server,
    and IMAP as another type of server. Then, I can across a post in a forum, >> that said that there are not two types of servers, one for POP3 and one for >> IMAP, but that the POP3 or IMAP is a configuration on one's email client.
    In other words, if I understand correctly, a mail server is not designated >> POP3 or IMAP. It's just a mail server. It's how one sets up their local
    client, and the method of dowmloading their mail, that determines if they
    are using POP3 or IMAP, and it's the same server that serves all email, be >> it collected via POP3 or IMAP protocol.

    Do I have this correct?

    They're just different protocols, the Email client that you use will
    choose whether to use POP or IMAP protocol depending on your
    configuration. The server software may support either POP, IMAP, or
    both. The different protocols will usually be accessed on different
    ports, both on the same server, by your Email client.

    On many server machines there are, in fact, two different server
    programs running, one for POP3, another for IMAP.

    They probably even have to have separate email storage, because
    they have to delete emails at different times.

    Not that this matters in practice. The question may be
    meaningless.

    Hans-Georg

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  • From Luuk@21:1/5 to Hans-Georg Michna on Sat Mar 11 13:32:45 2017
    On 11-03-17 13:10, Hans-Georg Michna wrote:
    On Sat, 11 Mar 2017 02:40:35 +0000 (UTC), Computer Nerd Kev
    wrote:

    Boris <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

    I've used POP3 forever. Some have tried to convince me to move to IMAP. I >>> know the difference, but POP3 tends to better serve my needs. I don't go ...

    On many server machines there are, in fact, two different server
    programs running, one for POP3, another for IMAP.

    They probably even have to have separate email storage, because
    they have to delete emails at different times.


    IMAP and POP3 are just different protocols

    No need for different storage, it would make thing too complex.

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  • From DWT@21:1/5 to Boris on Sun Mar 12 12:57:34 2017
    Boris <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in <XnsA734B803A80B0nospamnospaminvalid@213.239.209.88>:

    | In other words, if I understand correctly, a mail server is not designated
    | POP3 or IMAP. It's just a mail server. It's how one sets up their local
    | client, and the method of dowmloading their mail, that determines if they
    | are using POP3 or IMAP, and it's the same server that serves all email, be
    | it collected via POP3 or IMAP protocol.
    |
    | Do I have this correct?

    Almost. There's also the matter of whether the server accepts both
    protocols. It might support only one or the other and leave the client
    no choice.

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    David W. Tamkin

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