imap question

Shaun T. Erickson ste at ste-land.com
Mon Feb 23 18:44:11 PST 2004


Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> 
>>Might as well use POP, correct?
> 
> 
> Yes and no.  POP is fine if you only ever check mail from one system.
> Otherwise, imap is more appropriate.  Security is a separate issue
> altogether when you look at it this way.

Well, you also have to take into consideration where you want your email 
stored. If you want it on the server, use IMAP, if you want it on your 
local system (where it's more likely to get blown away), use POP.

	-ste




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