[access-uk] Re: IMAP AND/OR POP3
- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:25:34 -0000
Yeah, that happens even with POP3, though I can't say I'll never get duplicates.
I'm just wondering if it's worth the swap to IMAP.
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Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---- Original Message ----
From: Eleanor Burke
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:36 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: IMAP AND/OR POP3
> Carol
> I answered this on the talks list but what I want to say is that I
> use POP3 and never get duplicates at all. Now I presume you are
> aware that if you have e-mail sitting on your phone and have not
> deleted them, when you open your Outlook Express these e-mails get
> downloaded from the Server and when you reconnect with your phone
> they disappear. Took me a day or two to work that one out!
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carol Pearson
> To: Access UK Mailing List
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:48 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] IMAP AND/OR POP3
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Having decided to take some email on my phone, I am wanting to
> understand more about the differences I will experience if I decide
> to use IMAP as opposed to POP3 for my NTL and Googlemail accounts.
>
> I understand, basically, that it's reckoned that IMAP is more stable
> (not giving extra copies of mail where this sometimes occurs with
> POP3), but I need to know more specifically how this will affect my
> day to day working. I don't use Google online but still much prefer
> to download to Outlook Express. In the case of POP3, everything
> comes into my In-box unless I specify to the contrary. Will this be
> the same with my Outlook Express if using IMAP?
>
> Do I need to set my phone and computer(s) all to use IMAP to get
> everything working correctly?
>
> Thanks for anything that you can offer on this.
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