IMAP is great for mobile users. They can access their email from anywhere. POP3 should be used when you only check your email from one computer. SquirrelMail is a Web based IMAP client. Sqwebmail is a web based POP3 client. So if you're looking to use a web POP3 mail client Sqwebmail is it. But anything that is web based needs to run on the server, therefore whether you use IMAP or POP3 makes no difference. It's only when you use a local mail client like Outlook or Netscape that you are saving bandwidth, cpu cycles and disk space(only after your clients have downloaded their mail).
Cheers, William Voyek -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Koch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [qmailadmin] Why support imap? It seems that the qmail, vpopmail, qmailadmin people tend to recommend squirrelmail and sqwebmail. However, these are both imap clients. Our initial reaction is to prefer (in order to save bandwidth, cpu cycles and disk space) pop3 and have users keep their mail folders on their local PC's. Why do you all like the imap web email clients? Are there any pop3 only web email clients that you guys would recommend? Best Regards, Jeff Koch
