Hi Gordon, Thank you so much! That was a very understandable explanation! My q.com address, I believe only supports pop3, and I have been considering acquiring an email address that supports imap. I'm a little afraid to attempt this because not being all that technical in nature, I know some of the setup will probably be way beyond me! I mainly want to be able to get all of my list mail directly in my inbox, and to be able to delete messages from the server immediately and completely when I'm finished with them. Thanks again for the explanation!
Cheers! Desi On Jul 31, 2013, at 11:03 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Desi > > IMAP is basically a method of mail which carries a lot of advantages over > POP3. POP3 is just a very simple protocol which allows the mail client to > log in, download mail and log out. IMAP is used primarily for multiple > devices. you can, for instance, have certain messages moved to different > mailboxes for different devices. You can dynamically control which messages > get deleted when, and synchronise multiple devices in this way. IMAP is a > far more interactive protocol. We, for instance, only download the headers > of messages, rather than an entire message until we want to read it. By > doing this on a mobile device, you can save a lot of throughput. Once you > decide to read a message, you hit enter on it and it is downloaded from the > server so that you can open it and read it. But imagine if you had hundreds > of messages on the server, and you only had to download the headers instead > of the entire messages. This would save you bandwidth and time. Best of > all, the next ti > me you log in, your client remembers the messages you've read and doesn't > re-download them. With POP3 you get it all whether you want it or not. > > I hope that helps. > > Kind regards > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > > > <[email protected]> > > Telephone: > > United Kingdom: Free Phone: > 0800 8620538 > > Mobile: > +44 7907 823971 > > Europe and other non-specified: > +44 1642 688095 > > United States Of America And Canada: > +1 646 9151493 > Or: > +1 209 436 9443 > > Vic. Australia: > +61 38 8205930 > Vic. Australia > +61 39 0284505 > > Fax: > +44 1642 365123 > > Follow Us On Twitter: > <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> > > Skype: > <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> > > ------------------------------ > > > > > On 31 Jul 2013, at 18:45, Desi Noller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> Could someone be so kind as to explain to me the differences between Imap >> and pop3 email accounts? What are the advantages/disadvantages? Can >> messages from an Imap account be delivered directly to my inbox? Thanks! >> >> Desi >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> --------------------------------------- > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
