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Originally Posted by MovedGoalPosts
The idea of leaving messages on the server works fine until you are dealing with someone like ntl. They only store for a max of (I think) 90 days, after which the mail will dissapear into cyberspace never to be heard of again. Make sure you do download to your own PC anything important and take backups.
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The emails are downloaded and exist on your machine for all long as you and physics allow. Once they're deleted from the server, either by you or NTL, you can still keep a local copy. In essence the POP server becomes a means of accessing new emails, and a remote backup (though short term) of your emails old and new.
All this is POP - IMAP is very different.
[edit] In response to Pem - very true, though given a choice (wouldn't that be nice) I'd opt for storage limits rather than vanishing emails
