IMAP vs POP

For work, I have a 8310 on BES. Since I got used to BB, I acquired a 8100 for my private use. I set it up with my gmail account on BIS and so far everything is fine.
Since Gmail is now providing IMAP, I was wondering whether I would get advantages in having IMAP set up on my 8100. Will it get more similar to a BES since with IMAP, you are working against a server. Is it faster?
Thanks,
Bruno

A big advantage of IMAP is that if you read or respond to a message on your Blackberry, it will also mark it read or responded to on the mail server.
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IMAP versus POP, room for improvement

IMAP su cks, and POP is 'grouchy' what to do....
I want (need actually) all incoming and outgoing mail to be saved permanently on my mac. Problem is using IMAP, when the mail from the server is deleted - it gets deleted everywhere (synced). EVEN IF YOU SET MAIL TO KEEP A LOCAL COPY. How stupid is that? POP suits me to a 'T', however with more than one platform retrieving mail from the same server a problem develops.
I set my iPhone to not delete from server when retrieving and my mac to delete as soon as the mail is retrieved. This works really well. I usually respond on the mac, and mostly use the iPhone to check mail on the road. If I do send a reply, I Bcc it back to my account so it ends up on my mac.
Trouble is when my mac and iPhone check the same account within a few minutes of each other, the mail server won't let the later of the two machines log in (as one is still logged in). This causes the mail retrieval to fail along with its associated annoying 'wrong password' messages and/or the account goes offline.
I have an elegant solution that would create a 'hyper IMAP' without breaking any IMAP or POP rules.
Using the IMAP protocol, outgoing iPhone mail could easily be copied, tagged to indicate its status and emailed back to the same account. IPhone would ignore it as it has a 'tag'. The main mac would retrieve it, read the tag (remove the tag) and store it in the right folder (sent box, or even sent form iPhone box). All mail sent/received on the main mac would be treated like POP, in that it would be stored locally. Using tags the mac would know if files should be cleared from the server or not, as any deleted by the iPhone would actually be 'tagged' as deleted. As long as a copy existed on the main mac it could be cleared from the server.
This is really basic stuff. Easy to solve, with very few lines of code. APPLE!!!!! help me out here!!! I want IMAP with the ability to keep a local copy of ALL email in and outgoing from either iPhone or a Mac to end up on my main mac. I regularly search for items in email going back many years, and need a copy on my mac to search.
I am not alone in this!! Many just put up with IMAP or POP shortcomings. Why? This is 2009!!!! and we are using such primitive methods for getting text messages.
This would really offer some great functionality with very little effort for your programing team.
Does anyone else have a better (but simple) way to do this now?
Cheers,
Jeremy Williams
p.s. thanks for incorporating my ideas in the latest Nano - its nice to know you guys listen! (feel free to cut me a cheque sometime)

Hi Jeremy,
The "technology" already exists if you put a little work at it. I have an Apple Script do it for me. It's a bit complex but it gets the job done very nicely. I run the script and it does the following:
1.) Takes the account offline temporarily
2.) Copies the contents of all IMAP folders to local folders of the same name
3.) Quits mail
When I launch Mail I have the option to run in normal, online mode. Or run in offline archive mode which shows me all of my folders since the last sync that the script performed. This way I have current, archived and untouched version of my IMAP account (Inbox, Sent, Trash, all subfolders).
It works great and it sounds like exactly what you're after. I can't take credit for it, though. I actually got the script after a demo of it, during MacWorld '07. The developer indicated that he published it online (never looked for it) under the name: IMAP Anywhere Archive

HT201320 I want to set up a POP3 email account but in all the help I have found so far I should get the option to choose IMAP or POP. This doesn't appear and I need POP3 because I don't want anything deleted from the mail server. I have an iPhone 5s and

How do I set up a POP3 email account on my iPhone5s, using iOS 7.1.1. All the help I have found tells me to select IMAP or POP but I am not given the choice. I need to be able to set 'Don't delete from mail server' which can't be done in IMAP.

tim.fry wrote:
My email provider is BT and they do support POP3, that's what I have been using for a number of years
Okay.
Then set it up.

How do I change my email account from IMAP to POP on my MacBook Pro

My email provider has changed and no longer uses Yahoo IMAP, so I need to change the email to a POP account but my MacBook automatically chooses Yahoo IMAP when I try to create a new account. Any suggestions how I can change from IMAP to POP?

My email provider is BT and they have just moved me from BT Yahoo Mail to BT Mail. I deleted the Yahoo email account and then used the Other Account option to input BT Mail, but unfortunately my MacBook decided that it still wanted me to use BT Yahoo. So for several weeks I keep getting locked out of my mail and get the message box "Can't access mail' or something like that and wants me to put in the Yahoo mail password which is no longer valid. I don't actually want to use POP (and actually have no idea what IMAP AND POP do!), but when I contacted BT support they suggested that I needed to use POP for BT Mail. However having trawled the BT site I think what I was told was a load of rubbish. So I suppose the real question is how to get rid of Yahoo Mail.

The Skinny on IMAP vs POP Email and work arounds

     It took me a while to figure out email so I figured I'd share what I've learned so far. Do feel free to reply with more useful tips for us all if anyone has some.
First email accounts are either IMAP or POP and the first step was figuring out the difference:
IMAP
   Mirror of the server
What is done one place is done everywhere because you are looking at the server.
       Advantage: can access email from multiple devices/locations
       Disadvantage: May have to mark as read individually when adding to a new device
POP
   Independent of the server
What is done one place stays that place because you have moved it from the server.
        Advantage: once it's delivered the mail can be viewed offline
        Disadvantage: where ever it is delivered once, the other divices do no have access to the mail
Think of the server as a huge mailbox as big as a room!
   IMAP
With IMAP the mail stays in the mailbox until you delete it permenently,
    but once it is deleted it has moved out of the main part of the huge mailbox into the trash can in the room of the huge mailbox (the trash folder settings decide when the trash gets taken out and deleted permenently) when deleted permenently it is no longer in the trash can in the huge mailbox it has been taken out the the dump.
If you read it then it's like opening the mail but leaving it in the huge mailbox.
If you move it to another folder then it's like moving it to the desk in the room but still in the mailbox.
   POP
With POP the mail is taken out of the mailbox and moved to the computer (in the other room)
Once you request/download your mail it is taken off of the server and whatever is done with the mail the server no longer has access to it
If you read it (or move it to a folder) it is the same thing as Mom taking the mail out of the huge mailbox and putting it in the car, if Dad checks the mailbox the mail may have been delivered by Dad is not going to find it because it is no longer in the mailbox it is with Mom in the car.
Here a link that helped me figure it out:
http://www.office.mvps.org/glossary/pop_imap.html
So after you decide wether you want to use IMAP or POP which email carrier is which?
Microsoft Exchange is IMAP
MobileMe is IMAP
Yahoo! mail is IMAP
Hotmail is IMAP
Gmail is IMAP can be set up as POP
     see here for that: https://discussions.apple.com/message/8149520#8149520
~Most web-based email is IMAP (if it is designed to be accessed via the web by ANY computer it's likely IMAP)
     settings for incomming/outgoing servers:   http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/tips/mail-settings.html
AOL is POP can be set up as IMAP (origanally intended to be used with only one computer via the ISP)
      see here for that: http://email.about.com/od/aoltips/qt/Access_an_AOL_Email_Account_with_any_POP_IM AP_Email_Program.htm
Comcast is POP
Qwest is POP
Earthlink is POP
~Most ISP (internet service providers) email from a cable/internet company of a business specific email is a POP account
Use this chart HT1277 ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1277 ) for contacting your service provider or IT department to acquire the proper settings for your email account!
Finally, as promised, work around for your email:
    If you only have access to a POP email account and it won't work on your iPhone or want it to act like an IMAP account, then follow these steps~
1)   Get a free IMAP email account (using Gmail for this example)
2) Sign in to your Gmail account
3) Click the gear icon in the upper-right
4) Select Gmail settings
5) Select the Accounts and Import tab
6) Under Send mail as, click Add another email address
7) In the 'Email address' field, Enter your name and alternate email address (ie the POP address)
8) Choose use Gmail's servers to send your mail
9) Click Next Step>>
10) Click Send Verification
             (Gmail will send a verification message to your alternate email address to confirm that you own it)
11) Open your other account and click the link in the message Gmail sent
12) Add your new Gmail account to your iphone
You will be able to send, receive, reply, forward, delete, and manage folders of your other address through your Gmail address on your phone and it will appear to the recipients as though it came from your other address.

Allan, I have run into questions in this area recently since I got my iPhone. I have a long time Charter ISP POP email account which I've accessed with Apple Mail. This has worked fine. I also have a Yahoo web based account which I've also used separately.
Now when I set up my Yahoo account on my iPhone it worked great. But when I set up the Charter account it resulted in an IMAP account with incoming and outgoing servers being mobile.charter.net. Charter website implies that all email accounts on all mobile devices must be set up like this. My question is whether I can, or should, try to set up the account manually as a POP on my iPhone so it will behave similarly to the Charter POP account in my iMac?
I've run into some conflicts after using my iPhone to access my Charter email. My inbox on my desktop iMac in Apple Mail will give me the message that another client is accessing the email account when I try to get new mail soon after my iPhone has been accessing the Charter account. I've wondered whether this is a conflict between IMAP and POP?
Confusing. Thanks.
Steve M.

How do I convert yahoo email on iPhone FROM IMAP TO POP?

I have Yahoo Mail Plus. When I first got my iPhone 4, I set it up so my yahoo email was accessible on my phone without my doing anything. I only check the email from two devices: my desktop via the internet, and my iPhone. I'm pretty sure the email set up on my phone is an IMAP protocol, because when I delete an email from one device, it deletes it on the other device.
I actually want to change it so that when I delete an email on my phone, it DOESN'T delete it from the Yahoo server. I think that's the POP protocol. I realize setting it up as POP will require that I delete the emails multiple places. I can live with that. What I don't currently like is that all of the emails I've saved in my Yahoo account, in multiple folders, are now also sitting on my iPhone. It's a risk exposure I'd like to eliminate. My iPhone password is a start, but I'd feel better if I could purge old emails off my iPhone. Right now, if I delete the various emails and folders from my phone, it's my understanding they'll also be gone from my Yahoo internet account. I don't want that.
I've read various posts saying I should delete my Yahoo email account on my iPhone and then set it up as a new account and select POP.
1. Is that the only way to change from IMAP to POP?
2. If I delete Yahoo mail on my iPhone, what will happen to my stored emails on Yahoo? Will they be saved or deleted?
3. Is there another solution?
4. Any other advice?
Thanks for any help. And if I've skewered any terms here, forgive me. Sometimes dealing with this stuff is like learning another language. Cindy

First off, you are correct in the assumption that emails are sitting on your iPhone. You should, however have the option to set how much to sync, as well as what folders to sync to determine what is visible. The only setting to change that is to set a passcode on the phone.
Also, deleting the emails and folders from the phone will result in them being deleted from the server, this is how IMAP works.
To answer your other quesetions:
1. That would have to be answered by Yahoo, since the server would have to be different. An IMAP server acts differently than POP.
2. Deleting will delete everything everywhere.
3. The only other solution I can think of is as I stated earlier is if there is a setting for days to sync in IMAP. I'm not sure of this since I do not use an IMAP account. I know that Exchange behaves in this way.
4. If this does not work as you want after talking ot Yahoo, then maybe selecting a POP email provider and forwarding the Yahoo mail to that and picking up the POP mail on the iPhone.
I think that Yahoo will give you information that you will need to start your search for answers.

IMAP and POP

I want to access GMAIL from my application MAIL in MAC OS X and find that I don't understand IMAP or POP and why I should choose one over the other to setup my account. What are the advantages / disadvantages of one over the other? I use email only in my stand alone iMac.
Thanks
Andy

IMAP leaves mail stored on the server and synchronizes server mailboxes with client mailboxes, and thus is much preferable if you will ever be checking mail from more than one machine. (Even if you just may want to check your mail via GMail's web interface every now and then.) POP, on the other hand, is meant for downloading and removing messages from the server, and thus prevents easy access from multiple computers.

Can't Start Imap or Pop Services

In server admin I have enabled both pop and imap and restarted the mail services. However in the Overview tab it says both imap and pop are disabled. I'm guessing this means that cyrus is not running.
How can i fix this?
Can cyrus be started from the terminal?
I fixed permissions, but this did nothing to help.

For those who may have a problem with this my /etc/imapd.conf file had corruption. Once fixed server started.

IMAP or POP??

using Mail, which is better, IMAP OR POP? AOL OR YAHOO OR GMAIL?
thanks,
db

I'll take IMAP over POP any day. it allows you to download messages and keep local copies for offline access just like POP does but it syncs everything with the server so there is never a problem with syncing Mail if you access it from several different computers. and you can create server side folders which POP doesn't let you do.

IMAP vs POP mail storage on iPad

An advantage of IMAP is said to be that it doesn't take up an ever growing amount of local storage space. But I get the impression that POP behaves the much same way on the iPad, in that the IOS Mail app keeps only so many pieces of email locally. If so, am I right in thinking that deleting mail in either IMAP or POP makes no practical difference to the amount of storage used? I.e if you have Mail set to display, say, 100 pieces of mail, that's how much mail gets stored locally on the iPad using either POP or IMAP?

Thanks Bob for your reply.
I'm well aware that IMAP has syncing advantages. My question was strictly about storage but perhaps I wasn't clear.
Am I right in thinking that — either with IMAP or POP — I need not worry about excess storage of mail on an iPad because the iPad self-limits to, say, 100 pieces of mail or whatever you set the limit at?
Regards.

Googlemail folders (IMAP vs POP Which is the lesser of the two evils)

I just changed my googlemail account to IMAP from POP as I was sick of rereading emails on my iphone that I had already read on my laptop. Now emails appear twice, in 'Inbox' and also in the googlemail 'All Mail' folder. I've tried the 'mailbox' / 'use this mailbox for' trick but it obviously doesn't work for the 'all mail' one.
I just want for my Apple mail folders to appear as they did when it was set up through POP but for it to unmark the messages I've read on other devices/online and vice vercer.
I'm tearing my hair out and ready to just revert to reading all emails online, at least then I won't have to read them twice. Any help comes much appreciated

Hello Jonny!
As I understand the matter, Google IMAP keeps messages in the "All Mail" folder and just tags labels like "Inbox" or "From Uncle Al". This means that for every message there inevitably will appear a duplicate in the "All Mail" folder in Apple Mail.
If you already have read all messages and the unread counter next to the "All Mail" folder still says "7" then select "Mailbox" > "Sync all accounts" in Mail.app.
One more addition: if you don't like "Drafts" and "Spam" to be sub-entries to the white GoogleMail folder in the sidebar, you can move them by selecting each in turn and setting "Mailbox" > "Use this mailbox for".
Hope that clears up the matter.
You might also be interested in a previous post of mine concerning the interworking of [Apple Mail and Gmail IMAP|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1747527] (click the link).
floba
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IMAP vs POP setting on phone?

After several hours on the phone yesterday with Charter and Verizon, I thought i had my problems solved. Phone seemed to be working. However, this is where I am today:
Phone receives e-mail but won't send. Laptop email (Charter and Outlook) will send but won't receive.
I have a splitting headache and am really tired of trying to be a tech detective. However, I did find this on Charter's web page, which is different from the settings Verizon gives you for Charter e-mail through outlook.
Wonder if it's the difference between IMAP and POP setting? Put IMAP setting on phone, but noticed that Charter outlook on laptop has pop setting. Anybody know?
This site has the basic settings necessary to configure your Fascinate to connect to Charter's e-mail servers:
Mobile Email Settings - Charter Communications
In short:
If your mobile device was not addressed in above section, the following directions may be of assistance.
You will need the following information to allow your Smartphone to connect to mobile.charter.net.
Username : [email protected]
Make sure you enter @charter.net after your username or you will be unable to login.
Password: The password you use to login to your e-mail account
SSL : This setting should be on for both SMTP and IMAP
SMTP: mobile.charter.net
Port 587
Note: If you cannot specify a port on your device - try mobile.charter.net:587
IMAP: mobile.charter.net
Port 993
Note: If you cannot specify a port on your device - try mobile.charter.net:993
If applicable: a login will be required when sending and receiving mail.
Please refer to your manufacturers Knowledge Base or Technical Support with additional questions

Here are some things that you can try:
Mail Type: POP
Incoming Mail Server: mail.charterinternet.com
Username: [email protected] (first part of your email address DO NOT omit the @charter.net)
Password: whatever the password is to access the charter email account
Port: 110
Encryption: None
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.charterinternet.com
Authentication: ON
Username: [email protected] (first part of your email address DO NOT omit the @charter.net)
Password: whatever the password is to access the charter email account
Port: 25
Encryption: none"

Change mobileme imap to pop

after trying to change my mail account from MobileMe IMAP to POP, when i tried to log in, it said that either my username or password was incorrect.
any clues guys?

Sorry, but I just realized I'd asked the question backwards. IMAP to POP is actually fairly straightforward, easy to grasp, and covered pretty well in KB articles and elsewhere.
My real question: What about the reverse, changing from POP to an IMAP account? I can't find any coverage on that at all, KB or otherwise, so —
a) Are server contents (bound to be sparser than IMAP, perhaps none) also untouched?
b) Won't all the mboxes in the POP-named folder disappear? In fact, doesn't the folder itself disappear? Doesn't that mean that all messages in those mailboxes (Inbox, Sent, Trash, etc.) are lost unless you back them up or otherwise move/copy them out of those locations?

Email Account Migration - Query re IMAP v POP

I have a query about the migration from Yahoo to BT Email, apologies if it has been raised before.
I currently use Mozilla Thunderbird on two PCs. I'm using IMAP, which synchronises both PCs with my email account such that all emails in all folders look the same on both devices, if my understanding is correct. BT have told me that I'm being migrated to their new email service next week, and I need to change my settings from IMAP to POP in order to continue using Thunderbird. However, their explanation implies that this synchronisation will no longer happen when using POP. Is this correct? If so, how on earth do I get email on all my devices to look the same? It doesn't sound like much of an upgrade to me. Hopefully I've got it wrong, but could some kind soul enlighten me without getting too technical? Many thanks in advance.
HopHead.
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To make your life easy with the migration you should make your MyBT BTID your primary BT email address and password prior to the migration. ie. when you log onto MyBT you have to use your email address and password. ( Not the best most secure thing BT have thought of but it is what they are wanting at the moment) If you do that once you are migrated you need to log on to BTMail via
https://signin1.bt.com/login/emailloginform
and it will take you through the migration process which is fairy straight forward.

When I set up my e-mail on the ipad, it gives me only the imap and not pop. How do I get the choice of imap or pop

Can someone help me set up my pop3 e-mail account on ipad? When I set it up as indicated, I should get both imap or pop, but I get only the imap. How do I change it to pop?

Instead of using the large preset account settings icons (Google, AOL, Yahoo, etc), use the "Other" option on the bottom. You'll have to enter more info manually, but, if offered by your service provider, you can choose between IMAP and POP by the settings you provide.

BB Z30 For Lotus Domino IMAP or POP

Hi,
I am trying to configuring imap or POP email on Z30,but its not working.
My question is that BB Z30 compatible with Lotus Domino 7.0.4. POP and IMAP/pop email accounts?? however i configured same account on some other smart phone (Andorid and windows mobile) i didn't get any error.
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Hi and Welcome to the Community!
There are a number of KBs that might be useful to you, but it's better for you to search rather than me guessing:
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/microsites/microsite.do
You also might try the advanced/manual configuration rather than the automated wizard, and you should be able to find the required settings via this:
Article ID: KB33444 How to use the Email Account Validation Tool (EAVT)
Basically, just about all (there are no 100%'s when it comes to this stuff) internet-facing email accounts can be integrated to a BB10 device. It is normally a matter of finding the right settings and methods to use in order to get it properly integrated.
Good luck and let us know!
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