Re: pop3/imap questions
From: djc (noone_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 01/03/05
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 07:37:11 -0500
Thank you for all the info!
"Andy Webb" <awebb@swinc.com.spamsucks.com> wrote in message
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> "djc" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> > most pop3 clients have an option to 'leave a copy of the messages on the
> > server'. What exactly happens there? I know... sounds silly.. it leaves
a
> > copy of the message on the server..
> >
> > 1) how long are messages left on the server? (my guess would be forever
or
> > until the users size limit is reached.. but i'm looking for confirmation
> > since I'm not sure)
>
> As far as the client is concerned, forever. However the server
> administrator can set up rules to delete mail on a schedule using a
Mailbox
> Management Recipient Policy.
>
> >
> > 2) how does the pop3 client know whether or not to download the
messages?
> > is
> > this stored client side.... so if a user went to another computer for
the
> > first time ALL the message would be recieved?
>
> Each individual client maintains a local file that tracks the index of the
> last message downloaded so it knows where to start.
>
> Yes, if a user went to another computer, the first time all the messages
> would download.
>
> >
> > 3) when an outlook user using exchange server creates folders they are
> > stored server side right? so why do they not come down to a pop3 client?
>
> It depends. In most cases, yes, the folders are server-side.
>
> POP3 doesn't know jack about folders. It just checks the inbox, period.
> IMAP on the other hand can look at the folder structure on the server and
> you can choose which folders you want to have checked for new mail.
>
> >
> > 4) I understand IMAP maintains user created folders.. does this mean
that
> > I
> > could connect to an exchange mailbox via imap and have all the user
> > created
> > folders be there? (folders that were created via outlook connecting
> > directily to exchange.. MAPI, I believe?)
>
> You would have the option to subscribe (or whatever terminology your
> particular IMAP client uses) to those folders, yes.
>
> >
> > any info regarding these questions would be greatly appreciated. I have
> > been
> > far removed from this stuff for too long and things I once knew, or at
> > least
> > thought I knew, are not clear to me any more. And I know the best way to
> > see
> > these things is to set it up and experiment but this is how I
multitask...
> > I'm experimenting with some things and other things I am posting
questions
> > about to get answers..
> >
> > thanks in advance.
>
> Stop thinking about POP3. Think IMAP (worst), MAPI, or WebDAV.
>
> >
> >
>
>
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