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You can use POP3 or IMAP to access your email from the A&A servers. The 2 methods are quite different in how they work.

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You can use '''POP3 or IMAP''' to access your email from the A&A servers. The 2 methods are quite different in how they work.

==Differences==

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!IMAP

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!POP3

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| Email kept on our server, same view of email and folders for all your email programs

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If you access your email from multiple devices, eg a email program on your computer, your mobile phone, tablet as well as wanting to use webmail then we'd suggest IMAP. You'll have the same view of your email from each device - all your folders will be seen, and read/unread statuses will be the same across all devices.

If you access your email from multiple devices, e.g. a email program on your computer, your mobile phone, tablet as well as wanting to use webmail then we'd suggest IMAP. You'll have the same view of your email from each device - all your folders will be seen, and read/unread statuses will be the same across all devices.

Also see: [[POP3 Tips]] for information on the spam folder with POP3 Clients

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