POP3 and IMAP are different methods used to access your email. While they both download your email to your chosen device or software, the difference between the two is where your emails are stored.
IMAP(Internet Messaging Access Protocol): With IMAP your email messages are stored on the server.This means that your emails and mail folders can be synced and accessed from multiple devices and computers.IMAP is considered the more modern protocol and tends to be what most people want and expect from their email service.
POP3(Post Office Protocol): With POP3 your email messages are downloaded to your chosen device and then deleted from the server.For example,
if you download your emails to your phone,
then you won ' t be able to view those emails on your computer unless you tell your email client to keep a copy on the server.
For a more detailed description of POP and IMAP email functionality,
<
a href = '/support/what-are-pop-and-imap.html' > dedicated IMAP and POP3 guide < /a>.