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imap vs pop3 what is the difference?
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i just got the iphone haven't set it up yet, i read now gmail works with imap email, what are the benefits and how do i change mine from pop3 to imap?
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check out this guy's post to see how to set it up on the iPhone
http://forums.macnn.com/103/ipod-iph...p/#post3517635
Basically, POP3 will download all your mail from your Inbox to your client (iPhone, Entourage, etc.), or you can download it but leave it all on the server. IMAP is better if you access your email from a variety of devices/clients, and want it all there -- Inbox, Drafts, Sent mail.
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at home i just use gmail.com to get my email, not the mail app. so will imap benefit me? should i switch to the mail app? how will that work with the chat style email gmail uses?
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Originally Posted by macfantn 
at home i just use gmail.com to get my email, not the mail app. so will imap benefit me? should i switch to the mail app? how will that work with the chat style email gmail uses?
I don't know about the chat style -- I think IMAP would strip that out. However, you could use Mail.app at home, configured for IMAP, instead of the web client -- this would keep all your messages, Sent, In, Drafts, otherwise, on the server and available should you change locations and/or clients.
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Originally Posted by Cold Warrior
I don't know about the chat style -- I think IMAP would strip that out. However, you could use Mail.app at home, configured for IMAP, instead of the web client -- this would keep all your messages, Sent, In, Drafts, otherwise, on the server and available should you change locations and/or clients.
If you don't have a desktop email application that you really like (Mail.app or otherwise), using IMAP on Gmail doesn't really add anything to your experience over the web client. It's great for use on an iPhone or other portable devices, though.
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I recently converted my email account from POP3 to IMAP, partly in preparation for the iPhone, and partly because I use Mail.app on my iBook and my iMac, as well as Thunderbird Portable off a flash-drive at work. I'm exceptionally glad that I did.
I don't know if you'd notice much benefit, seeing as you use Gmail's webmail client, but I would still recommend it. Using IMAP, when I reply to an email on one machine, it gets marked as replied on all the others I use, and the appears in all the sent boxes on all of them. I can't recommend IMAP strongly enough; it's an ideal solution for people who want to keep their mail in good shape over a variety of computers (and now phones).
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