IMAP vs. POP - What is it?
Internet Message Access Protocol - which is hidden behind the acronym IMAP, while POP stands for Post Office Protocol is. It is, therefore, both a Protocol.
- Common to both protocols is that they include rules that allow two computers to communicate with each other. In the case that would be your computer or your Email Client you can use the calculator on your Email service provider.
- You can opt for the slightly newer Protocol, IMAP, the Mails on the Server of the Email Provider.
- This means that all the transactions that you draw on your e-mail Client fully, to take place at almost the same time on the Emal Server. For example, delete the trash content via Thunderbird or Outlook, you will delete all the Mails in the trash on the Email Server.
- You can use the Email-Client is basically a remote control for your account on the Email Server.
- The advantage of this is that you can retrieve both your computer as well as Smartphone E-mail, and these are both on the same level.
- As a result, of course, on the other hand, that you can store in an IMAP account emails on your computer, and then delete Server as a POP account of the case.
- In the case of a POP account to download emails to your computer and manage them on your own hard drive. The Mail copies on the Server, you can delete the Download if you want to.
IMAP account on Thunderbird create
Have you instead of the IMAP account to a POP account decided, you can, for example, with Thunderbird, too good to work offline.
