IMAP is an alternative to POP. SMTP is still used for sending.
When using IMAP all mails AND FOLDERS are kept on the server. You can then
be anywhere, create an IMAP account, connect to your server, and your folder
hierarchy and all mail will be available to you.
There are complex choices you can take advantage off as far as controlling
what mail is downloaded and when, allowing you to make the most of your
current location, ie if you are on a modem at home, you can download just
headers, then fully download the messages you want to read, while at work
all messages are fully downloaded by defualt.
It is a good way to centralize your mail handling.
-dave
On 3/26/01 4:05 PM, "Aaron Sills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can someone explain how it works and what the advantages of using IMAP are?
>
>
>
> On 27/3/01 11:51 AM, "dave marandino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> In your Mail & News Prefs; Read tab, there is the option to 'Hide IMAP
>> messages marked for deletion.' That will hide messages that are marked with
>> the line through them.
>>
>> The message you have 'deleted' from one folder, which are hence displayed
>> with the line through them, will not be removed until you choose Edit 'Purge
>> deleted items.' Doing so will permanently delete all marked messages from
>> the folder.
>>
>> You can tune the settings in the Account Edit window for that IMAP account,
>> under the Advanced tab. From Tools menu choose Accounts, then edit the
>> account in question, and click the Advanced tab.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> -dave
>>
>> On 3/26/01 2:11 PM, "john terranova" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> I guess I don't understand how imap works. I started using my mac.com
>>> account as an imap server, rather than pop. I set up the account options
>>> (like live sync, and check for unread msgs in subscribed folders [I'm
>>> subscribed to all folders]) and the delete model (move msgs to delete items
>>> folder) in ways that seem to make sense to me.
>>>
>>> The problem is that when I delete msgs, they usually end up staying in the
>>> folder from which they were deleted; they don't just move to the deleted
>>> items folder like I expect. Sometimes they seem to have a line thru them,
>>> sometimes not. I just wish I could understand and predict what happens to
>>> the mail when I do things like delete msgs.
>>>
>>> Can someone either fill me in on what I don't understand, or point me to
>>> some online documentation that explains how imap works from a user's
>>> perspective? Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>
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