On 22/08/13 16:45, virx61 wrote: > I was using IMAP with Lavabit, mistakenly thinking that it downloaded > copies of each message I read, but also left them on the server. > Seems I was wrong, since I have only headers and no message bodies.
Depends on your email program. With Thunderbird you can occasionally do File > Offline > Download/Sync Now and it will download all of the messages. Alternatively, you could have moved your emails to "Local Folders" to take it off IMAP. > What are the advantages of using POP? I've heard it's a terrible > relic from some people, but I wan't my mail downloaded AND available > on the server. It's good for most simple setups, e.g. single user, single device. More complicated for multiple people or multiple devices. Many mail clients have a "keep on server" feature which can be useful if you have multiple devices. POP is probably better for privacy, as your email client should only talk to the POP server when you tell it to, rather than every time you read a message. And most email clients allow you to delete messages off the server when the email is downloaded (although some servers, like Outlook.com keep all email even when it is "deleted" over POP3 and then make it available in the "Recover email" feature on their webmail). Andrew.
