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DC1999  
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  More options Apr 24 2008, 9:26 pm
From: DC1999
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:26:10 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Apr 24 2008 9:26 pm
Subject: Re: POP vs. IMAP - which should you use?
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This discussion of IMAP does not seem accurate.  I recently switched
several mailing lists to Gmail IMAP, and the messages on my 2 Macs
(and one iPhone) were NOT downloading to all three machines.  I've
meticulously made sure all the settings were the same in Mail.app, and
it still does not work.

The Macs are Intel with Tiger OS X 10.4.11, and Mail.app is up to
date.

The whole problem completely defeats the purpose of using IMAP.

BTW, this does NOT happen with any of my regular POP accounts.

Dave
dc1999 at gmail dot com

On Mar 19, 11:31 am, Gmail Guide Yellow wrote:

> Now that Gmail provides both POP and IMAP access, it's about time to
> decide: which one's better for you? Let's break them down...

> POP:
> - offers one-way downloading of your messages from the Gmail servers
> to your computer
> - always downloads the entire message, making it easy to back-up your
> mail
> - only downloads your messages -- not your labels
> - good for people who don't want to leave mail on Gmail's servers, or
> don't want two-way synchronization

> IMAP:
> - offers two-way syncing between Gmail and mail client actions. If you
> read a message in your email client, it will be marked read on the
> web!
> - save space by downloading only the message headers, or download
> whole messages to work offline
> - your labels appear as folders, and vice versa -- so it's easy to
> stay organized
> - provides access to Gmail's Drafts, Sent Mail and Spam folders
> - great if you check your mail from multiple computers or mobile
> devices -- you'll see the same messages and folders, no matter what
> email client you're using
> - a flexible, more reliable, more complete access choice

> Still not sure? We think IMAP is best for most. If it's not quite
> right for you, you can always switch.


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