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POP/IMAP

Avatar Trevor Hewson
I have had problems sending mail from my yahoo.co.uk address for a long time and could only get messages away via my ISPs server. When I got a new iPad recently, I set the account up using the iOS wizard and it has worked faultlessly, so today I bit the bullet and deleted the account from the iMac and then added it back again using the OSX wizard.

This seems to have done the trick but I notice that the account is now shown as IMAP whereas it was preciously a POP account. I'm pretty sure that it was set up as a POP account on the iPad but I must admit that I now can't seem to confirm that. Is it even possible to have the same account set up differently on two devices and, if so, what issues can I expect to arise?

Re: POP/IMAP

Avatar Mick Burrell
Firstly, I don't think you'll experience any problematic issues but do be aware that if your iMac is using POP and is set to delete mail from the server before the iPad has had time to log on and sync with the server, the iPad won't get it.

The wizard will set up IMAP where possible but if you want POP you can fool it. When you go to add the account, select Other and enter erroneous details like [undisclosed email]. The iPad won't be able to find that server and will allow you to set it up manually, choosing POP or IMAP as you prefer.

Re: POP/IMAP

Avatar Trevor Hewson
Thanks Mick. I've had so much trouble with the settings over the last year or two that, now that it's working, I'm inclined to leave well alone unless and until some undesirable behaviour manifests itself. So far, all seems well. I do need to do a few controlled experiments to see how deletion of email on each device works and I will check any "timed deletion" settings.
 
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