POP3 vs IMAP4
 

Hi all,

just found out that the old ntlworld email domain has IMAP4 server. I now access my email via laptop, desktop and smartphone. Would it be more advantageous for me to now use the IMAP server rather than POP (although I don't quite understand the exact logistics behind it)

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

POP moves the emails from the server

IMAP keeps the emails on the server, so you have a back up.

Read more here.

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

Personally use google mail and forward all my mail from ntl to it, just a personal choice.

Use Imap settings with it

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

The space on the VM servers is relatively small, so you can fill it up very easily especially with a few attachments when using IMAP, POP3 however downloads the entire content of each email and usually deletes the emails from the server.

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

thanks for all the advice and this leads me onto my next point, when will the ntlworld platform be migrated to google? I am assuming this will elleviate the space problems?

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

Very soon, and yes it will give more space. I think migration is due to start over the next few weeks, but will take a few months to complete.

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

And hopefully IMAP will work! I've been trying to use it with my ntlworld.com account off and on for a while and I get fed up with Outlook constantly complaining about server timeouts eventually putting itself offline.

I presume noone has any issues with Google's service? I'll probably just end up setting up some sort of forwarding to my (rarely used) Gmail account.

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

I can report IMAP works fine with Outlook 2007. Am using it now. Not convinced it is the way forward though owing to the current platform restricions space wise

Re: POP3 vs IMAP4
 

You can keep the e-mails on the server with POP3 - just untick the delete option in your mail client.