Which is better, POP3 or IMAP Mail accounts?

[TropixxxMichael]

I was wondering what experience everyone has with POP versus IMAP accounts. Is there a benefit of one type over the other that I am not aware of?

[gaydemon]

not sure actually, but from what i remember IMAP isnt used much anymore. Never had to use it myself since POP3 supports more or less the same features depending on the software you use:




IMAP supports both connected (online) and disconnected (offline) modes of operation. E-mail clients using IMAP generally leave messages on the server until the user explicitly deletes them. This and other facets of IMAP operation allow multiple clients to access the same mailbox. Most e-mail clients support either POP3 or IMAP to retrieve messages; however, fewer Internet Service Providers (ISPs) support IMAP. IMAP4 offers access to the mail store; the client may store local copies of the messages, but these are considered to be a temporary cache; the server's store is authoritative.


From wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imap)

But as I said, i dont think is used much anymore.

[GTP]

it depends if you need to access your email from different desktops (better to use imap) or just from a single pc (better pop)