[H] IMAP and iPad
If I want to share email between a computer an iPad, can I use IMAP rather than POP? If I use IMAP, am I right in thinking that the mail will take up space on my provider and ultimately fill the mailbox there? T
Re: [H] IMAP and iPad
Thank you Thane! I've been wondering this also.. :) Duncan On 02/15/2013 12:43, Thane Sherrington wrote: If I want to share email between a computer an iPad, can I use IMAP rather than POP? If I use IMAP, am I right in thinking that the mail will take up space on my provider and ultimately fill the mailbox there? T
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If you're using one of the more popular email services (Gmail, Yahoo, etc) or an Exchange account, the iPad setup pretty much takes care of that: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4810 Otherwise, you can follow this guide to manually setup either a POP or IMAP account: https://support.exabytes.com/KB/a2819/how-to-setup-pop3-email-account-in-ipad.aspx Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. - Brian On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:00 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Thank you Thane! I've been wondering this also.. :) Duncan On 02/15/2013 12:43, Thane Sherrington wrote: If I want to share email between a computer an iPad, can I use IMAP rather than POP? If I use IMAP, am I right in thinking that the mail will take up space on my provider and ultimately fill the mailbox there? T
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Correct. Imap uses server space. Also depending on mailbox size, speed might be an issue On Feb 15, 2013 4:31 PM, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
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Christopher, Can you please expand on your 'Correct'? OK, I do not trust anInternet Email provider. OK, I do not trust my local ISP. I do POP3 emailto my local Thunderbird (on this machine). When I delete my old emaillocally, I assumemy email is GONE! Am I being stupid now, and just do not understand email business? Duncan On 02/15/2013 16:33, Christopher Fisk wrote: Correct. Imap uses server space. Also depending on mailbox size, speed might be an issue On Feb 15, 2013 4:31 PM, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
Re: [H] IMAP and iPad
If you use the IMAP protocol, the email is stored on your ISP's mail server. If you use POP then you download then delete. IMAP can cache stuff locally, but overall all the messages are stored and synced with the server. This allows you to delete messages from IMAP from your ipad and have them disappear from your home workstation as well. But you need to make sure you have enough quota for it. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:07 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Christopher, Can you please expand on your 'Correct'? OK, I do not trust anInternet Email provider. OK, I do not trust my local ISP. I do POP3 emailto my local Thunderbird (on this machine). When I delete my old emaillocally, I assumemy email is GONE! Am I being stupid now, and just do not understand email business? Duncan On 02/15/2013 16:33, Christopher Fisk wrote: Correct. Imap uses server space. Also depending on mailbox size, speed might be an issue On Feb 15, 2013 4:31 PM, Thane Sherrington thane@computerconnectionltd.**com th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
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Christopher, Best answer I've ever read. Thank you. I do not do 'phone/ipad' email, but I get it. Think I will stay POP3 for now; well untilI can not. IMAP reads to me as another layer (ISP) to deal with. Thank you. Duncan On 02/15/2013 18:51, Christopher Fisk wrote: If you use the IMAP protocol, the email is stored on your ISP's mail server. If you use POP then you download then delete. IMAP can cache stuff locally, but overall all the messages are stored and synced with the server. This allows you to delete messages from IMAP from your ipad and have them disappear from your home workstation as well. But you need to make sure you have enough quota for it. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:07 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Christopher, Can you please expand on your 'Correct'? OK, I do not trust anInternet Email provider. OK, I do not trust my local ISP. I do POP3 emailto my local Thunderbird (on this machine). When I delete my old emaillocally, I assumemy email is GONE! Am I being stupid now, and just do not understand email business? Duncan On 02/15/2013 16:33, Christopher Fisk wrote: Correct. Imap uses server space. Also depending on mailbox size, speed might be an issue On Feb 15, 2013 4:31 PM, Thane Sherrington thane@computerconnectionltd.**com th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
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My daughter has the iPhone and I use a hosted email through GoDaddy. IMAP works fine. Your message limit is dependent on your provider, Godaddy is unlimited (for me anyway). Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] IMAP and iPad From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Fri, February 15, 2013 11:43 am To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com If I want to share email between a computer an iPad, can I use IMAP rather than POP? If I use IMAP, am I right in thinking that the mail will take up space on my provider and ultimately fill the mailbox there? T
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POP can be set to leave messages on the server. Think of IMAP like a web based service. Hotmail, for example. You can be on any PC, anywhere and your hotmail is the same. Any changes you make, delete, move, whatever - is how it is wherever you are. IMAP can be a tad slower in my experience. Depends on many factors. I will never go back to POP. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Fri, February 15, 2013 3:30 pm To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
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IMAP shouldn't be that big of a deal and your ISP should support it, if not... that's pretty sad. IMAP is nice, for many reasons, but it's great to have your email accessible from your PC, someone else's PC, your laptop, your smartphone, etc. It's the wave of the future - wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future... 8P Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad From: DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com Date: Fri, February 15, 2013 6:18 pm To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Christopher, Best answer I've ever read. Thank you. I do not do 'phone/ipad' email, but I get it. Think I will stay POP3 for now; well untilI can not. IMAP reads to me as another layer (ISP) to deal with. Thank you. Duncan On 02/15/2013 18:51, Christopher Fisk wrote: If you use the IMAP protocol, the email is stored on your ISP's mail server. If you use POP then you download then delete. IMAP can cache stuff locally, but overall all the messages are stored and synced with the server. This allows you to delete messages from IMAP from your ipad and have them disappear from your home workstation as well. But you need to make sure you have enough quota for it. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:07 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Christopher, Can you please expand on your 'Correct'? OK, I do not trust anInternet Email provider. OK, I do not trust my local ISP. I do POP3 emailto my local Thunderbird (on this machine). When I delete my old emaillocally, I assumemy email is GONE! Am I being stupid now, and just do not understand email business? Duncan On 02/15/2013 16:33, Christopher Fisk wrote: Correct. Imap uses server space. Also depending on mailbox size, speed might be an issue On Feb 15, 2013 4:31 PM, Thane Sherrington thane@computerconnectionltd.**com th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
