Here's an overview of the POP3 and which commands it supports
http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution/2000-June/000889.html
Not always can POP3 be set not to delete...(yet today most all can) it depends
on the POP-uidl #, etc. if the server supports it.
http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution/2000-June/000909.html
Don't forgot...you shouldn't use POP it's a POS :-)
http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution/2000-June/000916.html
On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:00:55 -0400
Dan York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| Scott,
|
| > POP3 does not require messages to be deleted. The POP3 protocol has the
| > ability to delete messages, but it is not mandatory. Most clients default
| to
| > deleting messages, but have an option to leave messages on the server
| (ie,
| > do not delete.)
|
| You know, as I was typing that message, I thought to myself... should I
| mention that most POP3 clients have the ability to leave mail on the
| server? And I almost did put in a parenthetical note. But it seemed to
| me in this case that it was NOT configured that way - and probably 95%+
| of the people do not set up their clients this way (with POP3)... and I
| only had a moment to dash off a quick reply, so I didn't include a note
| like that. But you're absolutely right. POP3 does not *require* that
| messages be deleted and is configurable in the client.
|
| >If this option is used, it may be possible for IMAP and POP3
| > to co-exist. I say may because I've not tried it. Mostly I wanted to
| point
| > out that "delete messages from server" is not a _requirement_ of POP3.
|
| Yikes... it would actually be an interesting experiment to try (on a
| system where you didn't care about the mailbox and whether you would
| lose anything). In theory, I *could* see it working. But I would
| wonder about the status of the message flags and such. Hmmm...
|
| Regards,
| Dan
|
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