How to configure email clients?

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Email protocols

What is POP3?

Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client. POP3 allows you to download email messages on your local computer and read them even when you are offline.  This protocol normally REMOVES the email messages from the server and places them on your local harddrive.

What is IMAP?

The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a mail protocol used for accessing email on a remote web server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 are the two most commonly used Internet mail protocols for retrieving emails.  This is the protocol used by ZingaMAIL.  The email messages and all the folders you have created to manage your email stay on the server and are backed uop each night.  In the event that you lost your laptop or had a hardrive crash, your messages would still be available and all that is required is to reload Outlook or whatever mail client you are using and access your email from the server.  ZingaMAIL allows you to store up to 100 GIG of email messages.  This is usually enough for 8-10 years of storage for most users.   Keep in mind that the normal basic email that comes with a basic hosting account contains limited storage and any mail left on the server will count against your storage limits.

Main difference between IMAP and POP3:

The POP3 protocol assumes that there is only one client connected to the mailbox. In contrast, the IMAP protocol allows simultaneous access by multiple clients. IMAP is suitable for you if your mailbox is about to be managed by multiple users.

What is SMTP?

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the standard protocol for sending emails across the Internet. SMTP uses TCP port 25 or 2525 and sometimes you can have problems to send your messages in case your ISP has closed port 25 (How to check if port 25 is open?).

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