IMAP vs POP3 -- PCTECH

Subject: IMAP vs POP3
From: Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:01:34 -0500
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Joe's recent posts reminded me I had meant to ask you folks about switching to IMAP.

Every time I have an email problem my ISP tells me that if I switched from using POP3 to IMAP my problems would disappear.

Can someone give me the Coles Notes version of the differences and why I should switch.

If it matters, Susan is using Outlook, I'm using the Mac Mail app (and may go Entourage since I already own it). Right now we download new mail (helps when on the road) and from time to time use the ISPs web based mail client.

Jon Paris

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