{"id":1947,"date":"2023-02-15T08:02:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T07:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/close.technology\/en\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2023-02-15T08:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T07:02:23","slug":"what-is-imap-and-pop3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.close.technology\/en\/blog\/what-is-imap-and-pop3\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between IMAP and POP3, which one to choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IMAP and POP3 <\/strong>are two important protocols<\/strong> when setting up a third-party email, so if you’ve ever done so, you’ve had to decide between the two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, it is important to know the differences between the two<\/strong> and which one can best be adapted to the needs of each account. In this article we tell you, keep reading! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is IMAP and POP3?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IMAP<\/strong> is the most used protocol and its main feature is that it consults emails directly to the server, and you may wonder, and what does this mean? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that emails are synchronized and saved on the server, without problems if they are used on different devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the POP3<\/strong> email protocol, it connects to the server on which they are hosted and downloads them all to the device on which the account is configured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows you to read them without an internet connection. Here there are usually two options, when downloaded, delete them from the server or keep them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Differences between them <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main difference between the two is where email messages are stored <\/strong>. Therefore, POP3 <\/strong>stores emails on your computer or mobile and IMAP <\/strong>leaves them on the server. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advantages and disadvantages of each <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>IMAP<\/strong><\/td>POP3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Advantages<\/strong><\/td>\u00b7 Emails are hosted on the server
\u00b7 From any device you can access emails
\u00b7 Biridectional communication (mail changes are reflected on the server)
\u00b7 Emails can be recovered<\/td>		\u00b7 You will have greater privacy
\u00b7 You can read emails without an internet connection
\u00b7 You may have little storage on the server <\/td><\/tr>
Disadvantages<\/strong><\/td>\u00b7 You need more server space
\u00b7 Emails will not work well without internet<\/td>		\u00b7 There is a danger of losing emails.
\u00b7 Communication is not birideccional
\u00b7 Does not work well from multiple devices <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you know what each of them means, how they work and the advantages and disadvantages they have, tell us, which of the two do you choose?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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