HetalDP 947 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 I am using it from last 3 days please share your Experience with Mobile Devices Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amtrag 20 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 What is Imap? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrajiv 1 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) What is Imap? Imap stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. It is a method of accessing electronic mail or bulletin board messages that are kept on a (possibly shared) mail server. In other words, it permits a "client" email program to access remote message stores as if they were local. For example, email stored on an IMAP server can be manipulated from a desktop computer at home, a workstation at the office, and a notebook computer while traveling, without the need to transfer messages or files back and forth between these computers. With IMAP, all your mail is stored on the server and you merely use a client to access your mail. Due to this principle it’s quite easy to have one central storage and have multiple clients in the form of your PC/wireless device, accessing this one central store. It’s also possible to sync your calendar and other settings via IMAP. Another good thing is that IMAP, is a universally supported service and has been around for a long time. The final point of iMap is that it supports "push-mail" like functionality similar to a BlackBerry and is available for free. Edited October 26, 2007 by coolrajiv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 What is Imap? IMAP offers better synchronisation than POP. If you are accessing email from multiple devices, IMAP is recommended. So the changes you do from one device will also be seen when you access from the other device. For instance, if you have already read some emails using your PC's email client, it will be marked as "read" when you access from your mobile device's email client as well. from gmail.com.... What's the difference between IMAP and POP? Unlike POP, IMAP offers two-way communication between your web Gmail and your email client(s). This means when you log in to Gmail using a web browser, actions you perform on email clients and mobile devices (ex: putting mail in a 'work' folder) will instantly and automatically appear in Gmail (ex: it will already have a 'work' label on that email). In addition, IMAP provides a better method to access your mail from multiple devices. If you check your email at work, on your mobile phone, and again at home, IMAP ensures that new mail is accessible from any device at any given time. Finally, IMAP offers a more stable experience overall. Whereas POP is prone to losing messages or downloading the same messages multiple times, IMAP avoids this through its two-way syncing capabilities between your mail clients and your web Gmail. If you're trying to decide between using POP and using IMAP with your Gmail account, we recommend IMAP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 But how to use it ???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 But how to use it ???? There you go: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77689 For other email clients, check: https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=75726 Its similar to setting up a POP account, just the difference in address and port. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted November 4, 2007 When gmail started i was struggling for gmail on imap service but now when i have over 10000's of mails in it, taking imap is crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 some email clients have the option for retrieving email from the last few days only. FlexMail email client on my PPC 6700 supports that feature, so only the latest emails can be downloaded instead of retrieving all the emails. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
