Scott,
> POP3 does not require messages to be deleted. The POP3 protocol has the
> ability to delete messages, but it is not mandatory. Most clients default to
> deleting messages, but have an option to leave messages on the server (ie,
> do not delete.)
You know, as I was typing that message, I thought to myself... should I
mention that most POP3 clients have the ability to leave mail on the
server? And I almost did put in a parenthetical note. But it seemed to
me in this case that it was NOT configured that way - and probably 95%+
of the people do not set up their clients this way (with POP3)... and I
only had a moment to dash off a quick reply, so I didn't include a note
like that. But you're absolutely right. POP3 does not *require* that
messages be deleted and is configurable in the client.
>If this option is used, it may be possible for IMAP and POP3
> to co-exist. I say may because I've not tried it. Mostly I wanted to point
> out that "delete messages from server" is not a _requirement_ of POP3.
Yikes... it would actually be an interesting experiment to try (on a
system where you didn't care about the mailbox and whether you would
lose anything). In theory, I *could* see it working. But I would
wonder about the status of the message flags and such. Hmmm...
Regards,
Dan
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