while I get that some organizations might have valid reasons to opt for POP3, I am still convinced that IMAP is a better choice for any person who might want to have access to their email from more than one location. Yes you can leave a copy on the server but that is about all the functionality you have with POP3.
WIth IMAP you can: - have access to your inbox from multiple locations - save local storage since all your mail is stored on the server - more bandwidth friendly since it (initially) just downloads mail headers - filtering of email on the server without having to download them locally, meaning only download the emails you want - most mail clients support IMAP offline mode so you don't need a connection to the server to read your mail. At the end of the day it is about choice and if you are happy with the features of POP3 then that is great for you. Regards, -- Markus On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:46 AM, Kizito Thomas wrote: > Leave a copy at the server! > As simple as that! > > ................................................................................................................................................ > Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us > Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us > .................................................. > Kizito Thomas > +256-712-929564 > +256-782-062708 > > On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 22:25 +0300, Markus A. Wipfler wrote: >> i know many people are still using POP3. Many people still use windows NT, >> or windows XP. >> >> My question is (or should have been) WHY ? >> >> With online storage becoming more available (at zero cost) you could have >> easily kept your 1 GB worth of mails in the cloud. >> >> 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 ? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> Markus >> >> On Oct 27, 2010, at 9:36 PM, Stephen S. Musoke wrote: >> >>> Markus, >>> >>> Actually very many people including myself use POP3. Trying doing an IMAP >>> synchronization is 20K emails in your mailbox and one of the links in Uganda >>> (I just divorced my ISP of 10 years because of performance). >>> >>> IN my case, I have to keep a copy of each email that is sent to a client, >>> and I have been doing so since 2006, so I have ended up with a ~1GB Outlook >>> PST per year. >>> >>> POP3 has its issues, but it gets the work done >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Markus A. Wipfler [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 6:36 PM >>> To: [email protected]; Linux Users Group Uganda >>> Subject: Re: [LUG] dumb software: yahoo mail >>> >>> Nothing wrong with POP3. It works. IMAP has more features and am quite sure >>> it is supported by your mail user agent, so why not just use it? Oh wait >>> perhaps Yahoo doesn't provide free IMAP service? That is the only reason I >>> could think of why you would be popping instead of imapping. ;) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> -- >>> Markus >>> >>> On Oct 27, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Kizito Thomas wrote: >>> >>>> I do and it serves me the purpose! What is wrong with it!? >>>> It has advantages and disadvantages, but to me the advantages out-weigh >>>> the disadvantages! >>>> >>>> >>> ............................................................................ >>> .................................................................... >>>> Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us >>>> Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us >>>> .................................................. >>>> Kizito Thomas >>>> +256-712-929564 >>>> +256-782-062708 >>>> >>>> On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 16:13 +0300, Markus A. Wipfler wrote: >>>>> Hmmm, at 1 point yahoo charged you for popping mails. I don't use yahoo >>> mail myself but I remember people complaining about an annual fee. I guess >>> they removed it when they realized how dumb that was (and also they saw >>> other players offering the service for free). >>>>> :) >>>>> >>>>> BTW who still uses POP3???? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Markus >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 27, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Timothy Kiwagama wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Markus, >>>>>> I have pop3 access to my yahoo mail account and I have never been >>> charged a cent >>>>>> >>>>>> Timothy >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/26/2010 8:07 PM, Markus A. Wipfler wrote: >>>>>>> More dumb(erer) is the fact that yahoo charges for basic services such >>> as mail forwarding or POP3 access. Not even Micro$oft does such nonsense. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Markus >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 26, 2010, at 7:05 PM, Mugarura Cavin wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lug, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> i now know why some companies collapse, >>>>>>>> yahoo used to be one of the biggest mail providers, and now, if it >>> collapses, i will not mourn, (i will open a bottle of sparkling water) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> they have this dumb feature, you are trying to send mail, to an >>> address, then the foolish yahoo mailer asks you to verify if you are a >>> person, they put in place some lousy captcha >>>>>>>> all in an effort of fighting unsolicited mail. 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