On 2/16/2012 6:15 PM, MCBastos wrote:
Interviewed by CNN on 16/02/2012 20:07, hawker told the world:
There are plenty of valid reasons to use POP over IMAP, especially if
you have a limited bandwidth connection (such as cell phone). I have
some of my e-mail accounts IMAP, and some POP. There are valid reasons
why I use both and different ones for different accounts.
Actually, for limited bandwidth IMAP is a rather good choice, since you
don't run the risk of downloading 20mb attachments by accident. You
don't even have to download the message *body* if you know from the
header that it can wait until you are somewhere with better/unlimited
bandwidth.
I suppose for some accounts that could be true. For my work account on
my phone I have it set to not download any attachment over 50k unless I
say. POP downloads anything new and takes a few seconds to check the
account (on thing to check, only new files I have not downloaded). IMAP
must check though all the folders on the IMAP account and so take around
90 seconds for my work account. It must also sync up anything that has
changed and that I have done locally which takes another 30-120 seconds.
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