On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 04:34 -0600, Bart wrote: > On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 09:06 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 08:42 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > > On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 05:13 -0600, Bart wrote: > > > > Hope this is not too far off topic. > > > > I am using pop for all my email accounts. I receive all my mail on one > > > > machine at one location. But I keep seeing remarks that indicate IMAP > > > > as being just "SO" much better. > > > > Would someone either explain or point me to a place where I can learn > > > > the reasons for these comments? > > > > > > It depends upon your server; if you have a powerful full-featured IMAP > > > server like Cyrus IMAPd [you can get a free Cyrus IMAP account at > > > <http://fastmail.fm/>] you can really exploit the power of a real > > > mailbox management protocol and server features. If you are using some > > > hack ISP's IMAP implementation then it may not matter - or your ISP may > > > provide nothing but POP3. > > > > > > With IMAP you can have multiple folders on the server, move messages > > > between folder [on the server], access the mailbox from multiple > > > clients/hosts/interfaces, etc... all of which are impossible with POP > > > [which simply uses the INBOX on the server as a store-and-download > > > bucket]. Mail on the server is backed up by the server admins - a BIG > > > advantage over mail stored on the client. > > > > > > If your server supports it you can also setup rules [filters] on the > > > server that are invoked when the message is *delivered* vs. the crappy > > > client side filters that most mail clients try to implement. There is a > > > lot of power in having the server filter [discard, file into folder, > > > flag as important, forward, auto respond, etc...] your messages - it > > > happens even when you are on vacation. Real IMAP servers also let you > > > set annotation on folders that might do things like discard messages > > > after a certain number of days; again, without you having to do > > > anything [you don't even have to login]. > > > > While all of this is true, it should also be said that Evo doesn't > > support server-side filtering or folder annotations, so you have to use > > some other means to set these up. > > > > poc > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Evolution-list mailing list > > Evolution-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list > > > > First, thanks for the rapid and thorough responses. > > Quite a few valid reasons for IMAP. Except. In my situation, I don't > need backup by an administrator, I'm him. All the accounts on my single > machine are from only two hosts. I don't need auto vacation messages. > I keep my folders quite small in size/number of messages. I have a huge > distrust of having personal stuff on someone else's computer. I know it > passes through one, but it doesn't stay. > > Would you agree in my situation I am as well served with POP3 as IMAP?
If you never want to leave any messages (whatever their nature) on a server, then there's little difference, but note that with IMAP you can easily store some messages locally and others remotely. It's just more flexible. poc _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
