Author Topic: Using both imap and pop?  (Read 3485 times)

someone

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Using both imap and pop?
« on: March 24, 2014, 09:20:07 pm »
This is a novice question but I don't know the answer.

Can I use imap to access my mailboxes from my Android devices and still use pop to access the same mailboxes from my Windows laptop?
« Last Edit: March 24, 2014, 09:23:15 pm by someone »

Kostya Vasilyev

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Re: Using both imap and pop?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2014, 01:21:22 am »
Sure.

Just one thing to be aware of:

Since POP3 does not provide read state sync, it's common for mail services to mark as read any message that has been fetched over POP3.

And then, since IMAP does provided read state sync, you'll be getting those messages as already marked read in AquaMail.

Some mail services have a setting for this, some don't and still do it.

Your best bet is to test it yourself, maybe having web mail open so you can monitor for read state changes.

Oh, and one more thing - if this is a Gmail account, please read this:

"Using POP on multiple clients or mobile devices"

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/47948?hl=en
Creating debug logs for diagnostics: https://www.aqua-mail.com/troubleshooting/

The official FAQ: https://www.aqua-mail.com/faq/

Лог-файлы для диагностики: https://www.aqua-mail.com/ru/troubleshooting/

Вопросы и ответы: https://www.aqua-mail.com/ru/faq/

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Re: Using both imap and pop?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2014, 02:46:13 am »
Thank you Kostya. Appreciate the help and it is great to know you're feeling better.