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 +中文版:  [[POP3 和 IMAP 是什么，我应该使用哪一个]]
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 +==  What are POP and IMAP, which one should I use? 
 +* POP and IMAP are 2 different methods to access emails. Each has advantages and disadvantages. 
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 +<WRAP center round tip 60%>
 +If you don't want to read, or don't understand, choose POP
 +如你不想看或看不懂 请选POP
 +</WRAP>
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 +== Which one should I use?
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 +* If you mostly use your office computer to access your email, use POP3.
 +* If you often use both Phone and Computer to access your email, use IMAP.
 +
 +== POP3 - Emails are stored on your own computer (not synchronized between devices)
 +* **Advantages** 
 +  * your server mailbox never get full. You don't need to delete emails from server to free up mailbox space.
 +  * if the server crashed, you will not lost any emails or address book.
 +  * if you sometimes need to access your office emails from outside, you can use WebMail.
 +* **Disadvantages**
 +  * if you deleted an junk mail on your office desktop PC, the same junk mail is still on your phone, you have to delete it again.
 +  * when you send email on business PC, the sent email will not appear in your phone's Sent Items (unless you BCC to yourself)
 +
 +== IMAP - Emails are stored on the server.
 +* **Advantages**
 +  * Email on all devices are synchronized, that means you replied or deleted and email on your business PC, the same email also replied or deleted on your phone. 
 +* **Disadvantages**
 +  * You have to manually remove emails before your server mailbox storage become full. Or you have to pay more to get more space on the server.
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