Here, the E-mail client manages e-mails directly on the server. If you want to share the mailbox with more users, or access it from multiple devices, we recommend you use IMAP protocol. Users connected from different devices will only see unread messages. Another problem is restoring emails after a backup, as only those messages which were on server at the time of the backup will be restored. One disadvantage can be limitation- depending on deleting the messages from the server. This also means that your e-mails are more under your control. The advantage of using this protocol is that you will not need a huge amount of space in your mailbox, as emails are stored in your local device instead of being stored on the email server. Depending on your settings the messages can be deleted from the server immediately, or after 14 days (for example). When using POP3, the e-mail client downloads all the e-mails from the server into the local device where the client is installed. What's the difference between POP3 and IMAP? POP3 (Post Office Protocol v.3) What's the difference between POP3 and IMAP?.What e-mail services use for the synchronization of data can be found in this article Settings of client with calendar and contacts synchronization. They both do this in a slightly different way, in that neither use the synchronization of contacts and calendars. We take all of those unimportant emails and put them into SaneLater (or other Sane folders you activate) so that you can either archive or delete them when you have a free moment later.POP3 and IMAP are standardized internet protocols used by e-mail clients to download e-mails from an e-mail server. The whole point of SaneBox is to get unimportant emails out of your way so that you can deal with your important ones now. SaneBox works with any email client, device or provider (with the exception of POP-only providers, and there are very few of those left). Just in case, here’s a couple extra example help pages too:

IMAP and how to switch to IMAP, please visit Since your SaneBox folders are IMAP-folders held on the server, you can’t see them using POP.

Note: Make sure your “ Server Type” is NOT set to POP.

Go to Server Settings and now you can locate your Account Type, incoming mail Server Name and User Name.

Go to Options and select Account Settings from the menu.ģ. Click on the Menu Button located in the top right corner.Ģ. If we are unable to discover them, we’ll need your hostname, username, and email password.ġ. Note: If your email server uses ActiveSync, we will attempt to discover your server settings. Mozilla Thunderbird: How do I find my server settings?

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