Using IMAP for the list

Karl Klinger karlok at fastmail.fm
Mon Jun 2 16:42:19 UTC 2008


Neil Winchurst wrote:
> have recently started receiving my emails for this list via a new 
> server. This time I have set it up using IMAP instead of POP3. One 
> difference between POP3 and IMAP is that, with IMAP, downloaded emails 
> stay on the server until manually removed.
> 
> I receive the emails OK and I can send them, but they do not stay on the 
> server. Other emails which I download to my computer via this same 
> server do stay on the server. (I look upon this a a sort of backup.)
> 
> Is the list set up to remove downloaded emails from the server even when 
> using IMAP? Or am I missing something somewhere?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Neil Winchurst
> 
I've been using IMAP for years.  Never ran into this issue.

Karl




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