Advantages of IMAP
- It provides synchronization between all of the user-maintained sessions.
- Since the email is stored exclusively on the IMAP server, it offers security over the POP3 protocol.
- All of the contents are accessible to users remotely.
- Because the acentralizedd server synchronizes it, it provides simple device migration.
- To store contents, no physical storage space needs to be set aside.
Differences between POP3 and IMAP
POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) both are MAA (Message accessing agent), and both of these protocols are used to retrieve messages from the mail server to the receiver system. Both of these protocols are accounted for by spam and virus filters. IMAP is more flexible and complex than POP3.
In this article, we are going to discuss What are POP3 and IMAP, what are the advantages and disadvantages of IMAP and POP3 and lastly, we will discuss the differences between them.
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