In short, the basic difference between IMAP and POP is that POP pulls the mail down to your local client and IMAP reads it from the server.
Of course, it's not entirely that easy, but that's the general idea. IMAP also supports things like folders on the server, which is what prompted me to suggest it. With most IMAP clients, you have the option of moving items to local folders as well, if you choose. This is useful for, say, high-volume mailing lists. :-) Anyway, switching from POP to IMAP shouldn't significantly impact your workflow. You'll propbably change around a few ways of doing things, especially if you like accessing your mail from multiple workstations, but otherwise, it's just email. --Ben Ian Skinner wrote: > Anybody care to recomend a good "What is IMAP" and/or "IMAP for the > uninformed" reference for somebody who has only used POP todate? I'm off to > Google to try my searching skill, but I always appreciate a personl reference > or two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161356 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
