[Users] Can emails be stored on local disk?

[M. J. (Mel) Miners]

I forgot about POP3 vs IMAP and the way they handle emails.

My service provider dumped their server service onto Gmail and I hate
Gmail. However, when the transfer was done, they insisted we use Imap.
However, I suspect that I can switch back to POP3 for Claws use?

Mel

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 11:27 AM Little Girl <littlergirl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey there,
>
> M. J. (Mel) Miners wrote:
>
> >I frequently travel in areas without internet, or have brief
> >connects.  Is there a way for Claws to download emails and store
> >them on my computer for reading at a convenient time when there is
> >no Internet?
>
> I believe both POP3 and IMAP will let you read and respond to your
> emails while offline.
>
> If you use POP3 to get your email, then all mail will usually be
> stored on your local machine and deleted from the server when you
> download it, but some servers offer the option of keeping a copy of
> it on the server as well and may have it set up to do that by
> default.
>
> If you use IMAP to get your email, then all mail will be stored on
> the remote server, but local copies will be cached on your device(s).
>
> Probably the biggest difference between the two is that POP3 just
> grabs any mail that's in your inbox whereas IMAP synchronizes all
> mail from all folders. With spotty and/or erratic connections, you'd
> probably be better off with POP3 since the volume of mail that's
> transferred would likely be smaller.
>
> For getting things done while offline, Claws Mail offers a variety of
> ways for you to toggle online/offline mode. You can press Ctrl+W or
> put a check in the "Offline mode" box in the File menu or click the
> online/offline mode icon in the bottom right corner of the program.
>
> --
> Little Girl
>
> There is no spoon.
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