Thread: POP3 VS IMAP Mail Server

Hi. I am new in networking world. I want to know about difference between pop3 and IMP mail server.anu suggestion would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advanced.

POP3

• You only check e-mail from one system.

• You want to remove your e-mail from the mail server.

• Set to take out mail from server after 30 days.

• Don’t check more frequently than every 15 minutes.

• 75 MB is the maximum for POP3 users. POP’ing large mail boxes use too much server resources.

• You should download all email again when using a different desktop PC to check your email.

• Outgoing email is saved only locally on the desktop computer.

IMAP

• You check e-mail from multiple locations.

• You use Webmail.

• Do NOT check all folders for new messages! This slows your e-mail significantly.

• Use “mail/” as your IMAP folder directory.

• No should download all email when using new desktop PC to check your email.

• Outgoing email can be filtered to a mailbox on server for accessibility from other system.