[Dovecot] pop3+leave messages on server

Papp Tamás tompos at martos.bme.hu
Mon Jan 4 00:59:09 EET 2010


Justin Krejci wrote, On 2009. 12. 29. 16:27:
> Not to pick nits but pop3+leave on server does not mean you have all message
> from the dawn of time stored on the server. Outlook and presumably other
> MUAs have "remove from server after X time" and "remove from server when
> message is deleted" options when leaving pop3 messages on the server is
> enabled.
>
> I agree with the general principal though that if you wish to keep messages
> on server as general practice you should use IMAP. IMO pop3+leave is really
> only ideal while traveling using other clients/computers or maybe if IMAP is
> not offered at all.
>   

This is not an ideal situation, we are agreed.

tamas


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