On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:48:30 AM UTC+8, vukko wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 4:46 AM, Ray Lopez <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Here's background for you non-techies on IMAP (Gmail) vs POP (Outlook): > > https://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/email/popvsimap.html > > > > In general, IMAP gives you more "power" at the cost of being more > > "dangerous" to your ability to control your email. For example (one > example > > of many), what happens when somebody hacks your Gmail account and you > cannot > > get in? All your emails are forever lost. By contrast, with POP you > cannot > > lose your emails unless you are so foolish that you don't backup your > hard > > drive, which few people are that foolish anymore. > > What is your recommendation so that we can avoid being foolish > with "power" and "dangerous" things, and lose our ability to control our > email > ? >
That question is best answered by you, not me. I'm a POP person, not an IMAP person. > > > Let's face it: most IMAP enthusiasts are what I would consider light-PC > > users, such as teens, non-business people, grandma, traveling salespeople > > who live for the moment and don't really need accurate email trails > except > > what is recorded up to the closing of a deal, or simply Google > enthusiasts > > like on this board. Nobody serious by my definition (granted, your > > definition of serious may vary). > > P > lease recommend > serious, > non-foolish practises for: > > - teens > - non-business people > - grandmas > - traveling salespeople > - IMAP enthusiasts > - Googl > e > enthusiasts > > > There are none. I would recommend these people migrate to POP. But it's an uphill battle, and besides, do these people really care if they lose yesterday's email thread that goes something like this: JEN: OMG just saw Jason w Wanda, <3 <3 <3 HEN: OMG!! Jason is such a Raymond! Wanda a slut JEN: LOL! HEN: :) :) :) You get the idea... RL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
