Synching across multiple machines. Local and server storage. Ultimately, convenience.
Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad I set up a simple filter to copy everything coming into my imap account to a saved folder. Easy to do, but why have to do this? With pop, you don't. What is the advantage of iMap again? On 2/16/2013 10:39 AM, Vincent Winterling wrote: > I run my mail through Gmail. I setup the filters in Gmail and from > Gmail direct mail in Outlook. I have an identical set of folders in > Outlook to which incoming mail is sorted. It works perfectly. > > I use Acronis, scheduled daily, to backup my mail folders in Outlook > (*.pst, *.ost). > > In Outlook 2013 IMAP is vastly improved and the file now ends in *.ost > if you're running Gmail. > > Those things I want to more or less "permanently" save I save to the > local *.pst file in Outlook. > > Vincent Winterling > Vineland, NJ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. > Martin > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad > > What I find to be a pain with imap is I have to copy my emails to > another local folder to save them, because if you delete them off the > server they are gone from your local machine. I like to save emails > on my main home and work PCs.
