Re: [NTLK] Fastest Email Method and Client for eMate

On Jul 27, 2007, at 1:18 PM, Jochen Schäfer wrote:

> matthiasm schrieb:
>> On Jul 27, 2007, at 11:06 AM, Seb Payne wrote:
>>
> ...
>> My decision to use POP is that I want my EMail copies on one machine
>> and wherever I go. I lost mail before by leaving it on an IMAP server
>> and having no local copy. If you read EMail from more than one
>> computer, IMAP is the choice though.
> Well, as you can suppress deletion with POP, you're argument is
> somewhat
> faulty.
> Moreover, Simon's email clients are able to download emails on demand,
> when clicking the subject line.
> So the answer really is: it depends.

Sure enough, an smart EMail client can use a POP server almost like
an IMAP server. I don't know the details of the various Newton
applications which is why I did not mention those.

I'd say that testing each for a few days may show the difference - if
there is one.

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