POP vs. IMAP: What's the difference between the two email protocols
The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and Post Office Protocol (POP) are two popular methods to access your emails. They work as Message Accessing Agents (MAA) to retrieve messages from the mail provider’s server. You may come across POP and IMAP server options when setting up your mailbox in your preferredemail app. Which one is better? Read along to learn the differences between POP and IMAP accounts Introduced in 1984, POP is an older protocol....