[Users] Can emails be stored on local disk?

Little Girl littlergirl at gmail.com
Sat Sep 26 22:19:42 CEST 2020


Hey there,

M. J. (Mel) Miners wrote:

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

It seemed like pondering the advantages and disadvantages of both
would be a good idea since your circumstances could make one a far
better choice than the other.

>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?

Yep. I've used both and prefer POP3 for Gmail, but others prefer
IMAP. With POP3, Gmail offers the option to keep the messages on the
server after downloading them, but I think that's disabled by default.
It's been a long time since I set up a Gmail account, so you'll want
to check that setting for sure, especially if you're going to be
experimenting with both protocols to see which you prefer.

-- 
Little Girl

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