I agree with the comments, but speaking off advantages and disadvantages why not exploring them? The only "advantage" (IMHO) IMAP has is a) synchronising the inbox across several email clients including folders and sub-folders and b) IMAP-IDLE or called push email. Although, MS Outlook 2007 is still buggy on the IMAP implementation, IMAP-Idle is still not supported. Thunderbird is the winner here, also the offline cache implementation is by far smoother then with MS Outlook when it comes to slow links in my opinion. POP3 synchronisation across multiple email clients can be simulated via "keep copy on server option", but that doesn't work with user created sub-folders. Any other important features to compare? Rocco
On 27/10/2010 10:45 PM, Victor van R wrote: > On 27-10-2010 22:25, Markus A. Wipfler wrote: >> Tomorrow your hard disk crashes, or you need to access your mail from >> somewhere and you don't have your laptop / phone, what do you do ? > > You have a copy of all your mail on the server (keep copy on server > option). That is what I like about pop! And not only the mail that you > kept through your email client with IMAP, but all!! > > Maybe we could say: IMAP is the model that served well in the time > that storage space mattered?? But now...with no limitations... pop > rules ;-) > > V > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for > them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
