POP and IMAP are the two most popular email protocols, but there are a few differences between them. Here's what you need to know.

What’s the difference between IMAP vs POP3? How do you identify an email server or client? What does deliverability mean? What is an email alias? What does it mean when someone “opts-in ...

Unlike POP3, IMAP will download an entire message and its attachments (if any) only if you ask it to — that is, if you choose to read the whole message, or depending on your email program or app ...

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I'm trying to help my parents who, when they set up their iPhones a few years ago, did not know about the differences between POP and more modern email protocols. So, while they have slowly been ...

3. Under the Accounts tab on the left hand side, click on POP and IMAP. 4. Make a note of the Server name, Port and Encryption method for both the IMAP and SMTP settings. 5. Use this information to ...