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faq:email:imap_vs_pop [2015/07/30 13:50]
vikki
faq:email:imap_vs_pop [2020/01/06 16:04]
ziyu
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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 you to use **IMAP**.\\+If you are deciding which protocol to usewe suggest you to use **IMAP**.\\
  
-As POP is prone to losing email messages or 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 deleted will be updated across all devices. No matter which client you use, you will see the same Inbox.\\+Since POP is prone to losing email messages or 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, POP would be better than IMAP.\\
faq/email/imap_vs_pop.txt · Last modified: 2020/01/06 16:04 by ziyu