Should I go IMAP?

[GasX]

I just had a pst meltdown and was thinking (based on my extremely limited knowledge of IMAP) that setting up the mail as IMAP would result in the server comnpany keeping a back-up of all the mail. Is this true?

 

[Heisenberg]

IMAP is much much better than POP3.

 

[GasX]

that's nice, but not very helpful...

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
that's nice, but not very helpful...

Doh. Sorry. Yes, the messages will be stored on the server.

 

[Zugzwang152]

i could have sworn pop3 servers are able to keep a copy of emails as well...but yeah, IMAP can definitely do that, it's sweet

 

[CaseTragedy]

yes pop3 can.
just set OE to not delete it.

 

[beer]

Yes, you are correct. Unless you download to a 'local folders' or 'personal folders' it will keep a copy on the server. However you're pretty likely to hit a mailbox limit at some point....

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
i could have sworn pop3 servers are able to keep a copy of emails as well...but yeah, IMAP can definitely do that, it's sweet

they can. it's not synchronized like imap though so it would be kind of a pain to delete them off the server... unless the server automatically deletes old emails to make space for new ones. do they do that?

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Yes, you are correct. Unless you download to a 'local folders' or 'personal folders' it will keep a copy on the server. However you're pretty likely to hit a mailbox limit at some point....

it keeps a copy regardless... some mail clients will mark it as deleted if you move it to a folder, perhaps that is what you were thinking about. you would still have to expunge to get rid of the message tho.

the mailbox limit is not that big of an issue as long as people get rid of old emails.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Yes, you are correct. Unless you download to a 'local folders' or 'personal folders' it will keep a copy on the server. However you're pretty likely to hit a mailbox limit at some point....

it keeps a copy regardless... some mail clients will mark it as deleted if you move it to a folder, perhaps that is what you were thinking about. you would still have to expunge to get rid of the message tho.

the mailbox limit is not that big of an issue as long as people get rid of old emails.

Well yea. But in Mozilla Mail/thunderird if I drag the email down from the server to the local folders it marks it for deletion and removes it form the server (by default).

 

[RossMAN]

Although IMAP > POP3

I prefer POP3 and just keep the messages on the server.

 

[CaseTragedy]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
i could have sworn pop3 servers are able to keep a copy of emails as well...but yeah, IMAP can definitely do that, it's sweet

they can. it's not synchronized like imap though so it would be kind of a pain to delete them off the server... unless the server automatically deletes old emails to make space for new ones. do they do that?

in OE mail properties > advanced > leave a copy of message on server > remove from server after/when

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
i could have sworn pop3 servers are able to keep a copy of emails as well...but yeah, IMAP can definitely do that, it's sweet

they can. it's not synchronized like imap though so it would be kind of a pain to delete them off the server... unless the server automatically deletes old emails to make space for new ones. do they do that?

in OE mail properties > advanced > leave a copy of message on server > remove from server after/when

ahh nice