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As I understand both POP and IMAP protocols can be used to retrieve email messages. What is the difference between them?

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As I understand both POP and IMAP protocols can be used to retrieve email messages. What is the difference between them?

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POP allows only retrieving email messages from the server to your local PC. IMAP is more advanced protocol, which allows you to store messages on the email server as well. It’s very handy if you are working from several locations using different computers. For example IMAP user can compose a message on his computer at work and save it in Drafts folder on the IMAP server. Later at home he can connect to the IMAP server and get that message from the Drafts folder and continue editing it. After the message has been sent, a copy will be placed in Sent folder on the IMAP server. Next day at work the user will have access to all messages sent from home through the IMAP server.