POP3/IMAP
What is POP3?
POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol version 3 and refers to the protocol used to receive emails to your local email client from a remote server. POP3 downloads mail from the server and often deletes on the server after it has done so. This means ...
What is IMAP?
IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol and is a protocol used to access emails via an email client on a remote server. IMAP is suited for people who want to receive email on more than one device, which nowadays is most people who carry a ...
Should you use POP3 or IMAP?
Both IMAP and POP3 are protocols that allow you to receive emails from a remote server. Your email client uses these protocol to connect to your mailbox server. You may have your email client on your smartphone, laptop and desktop, and this is where ...