IMAP Settings

As Google mentioned that :
All IMAP clients differ, and you can configure your mail client's settings to best suit your needs. However, to work optimally with Gmail, we recommend certain settings. Click on your client below to view our recommended configuration.
iPhone

From your mail account's Advanced Settings:
Deleted Mailbox > On My iPhone > Trash Deleted Messages > Remove > Never
With these settings, messages deleted from the web interface will show up only under your [Gmail]/Trash folder. In addition, messages trashed from the iPhone will show up under your iPhone Trash folder and your [Gmail]/All Mail folder. Note: If you're using an iPhone with software update 1.1.3 or later and you automatically configured IMAP by tapping the large Gmail icon in Mail, messages trashed from your iPhone will be moved to the [Gmail]/Trash folder rather than the [Gmail]/All Mail folder, where these messages are set to be permanently deleted after 30 days. For more information, please see our article on deleting and archiving on iPhones or visit Apple Support. To avoid this type of deletion behavior, please manually configure your iPhone.

Thunderbird 2.0

From the Tools menu, select Account Settings and highlight your Gmail address. 1. On the Server Settings tab:
Check for new messages at startup > checked Check for new messages every 10 minutes > checked When I delete a message > Mark it as deleted Clean up ("Expunge") Inbox on Exit > do NOT check Empty Trash on Exit > do NOT check
2. On the Copies & Folders tab in the When sending messages, automatically section:
Place a copy in > do NOT check
3. On the Copies & Folders tab in the Drafts and Templates section:
Keep message drafts in > Other Other > [Your Gmail address] > [Gmail] > Drafts
4. On the Junk Settings tab
Enable adaptive junk mail controls > do NOT check
5. Click OK to save and close your account settings. If you'd like to to further enhance your IMAP experience, please carefully follow these additional steps:
1. In the 'Tools' menu, open Options.
2. On the 'Advanced' tab, open the General section.
3. Click the Config Editor button.
4. In the 'Filter' box, type 'browser.cache.memory.capacity'
5. Double-click on the browser.cache.memory.capacity entry to edit its value.
6. Change the value to '30720' and click OK.
7. Delete the text in the 'Filter' box and type 'mail.server.default.fetch_by_chunks'
8. Double-click on the mail.server.default.fetch_by_chunks entry to set its value to false.
9. Close the 'about:config' window and then close 'Options' by clicking OK.

Apple Mail

From the Mail menu, click Preferences > Accounts > Mailbox Behaviors
Drafts: Store draft messages on the server > do NOT check Sent: Store sent messages on the server > do NOT check Junk: Store junk messages on the server > checked Delete junk messages when > Never Trash: Move deleted messages to the Trash mailbox > do NOT check Store deleted messages on the server > do NOT check

Outlook 2003

In the Email Options settings reached by selecting Tools > Options > Preferences:
Save copies of messages in Sent Items folder > do NOT check

Outlook Express

On the Send tab in Tools > Options:
Save copy of sent messages in the "Sent Items" folder > do NOT Check Send messages immediately > checked

If you're not using one of the above listed clients, as a general rule, we suggest the following settings:
Sending:

• Do NOT save sent messages on the server. If your client is sending mail through Gmail's SMTP server, your sent messages will be automatically copied to the [Gmail]/Sent Mail folder.
• DO save draft messages on the server. If you want your drafts in your mail client to sync correctly with Gmail's web interface, set your client to save drafts to the [Gmail]/Drafts folder.

Deleting:

• Do NOT save deleted messages on the server. Messages that are deleted from an IMAP folder (except for those in [Gmail]/Spam or [Gmail]/Trash) only have that label removed and still exist in All Mail. Hence, your client doesn't need to store an extra copy of a deleted message.
• Do NOT save deleted messages to your [Gmail]/Trash folder because this will delete a message in all folders.
• Do NOT save deleted messages to your [Gmail]/All Mail folder as some clients will try to empty this folder and ultimately fail. This can lead to delayed mail access or excessive battery consumption on a mobile device.

Junk mail and spam:

• Do NOT enable your client's junk mail filters. Gmail's spam filters also work in your IMAP client, and we recommend turning off any additional anti-spam or junk mail filters within your client. Your client's filter will attempt to download and classify all of your existing messages, which may slow down your client until the process is complete.

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IMAP price

Fee per account, or pay once for multiple IMAP accounts

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Is there any different between IMAP and POP?

MAP and POP are two different communications protocols that e-mail programs (such as CULink Web Client, Outlook, OS X mail, etc.) and e-mail servers (such as culink, spot, etc.) use to communicate with each other. They are the way e-mail programs interact with e-mail servers to retrieve, store, and manipulate messages.
At CU-Boulder, the preferred method of connection is the IMAP protocol. Campus users are encouraged to move away from the older, more problematic POP protocol in favor of the IMAP standard. IMAP offers several advantages over POP, including: better functionality in manipulating the inbox, the ability to manage mail folders besides one's inbox, and superior online performance.

With IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) you read your mail while it is still on the mail server. Because your mail remains on the server, you can access it from any IMAP-configured computer with internet access. Whether you are at work, at home, or traveling around the world, all of your messages are available to you.
POP (Post Office Protocol), on the other hand, is designed to handle offline operations. POP downloads e-mail to the PC, generally removing it from the central server. After messages are moved onto the desktop of the current local computer and deleted from the server, you then manipulate them on your desktop. Therefore, POP e-mail is only available on that specific desktop computer. e-mail stored locally using POP may not have a back-up system in place and would be vulnerable to loss in the event of a computer crash, whereas with IMAP, e-mail messages and folders are backed up nightly by ITS and are available in case of loss.
Because POP downloads messages to the local PC, it is possible to disconnect from the server while manipulating messages. Some people find this ability to work offline very useful and therefore prefer using POP. However, IMAP can also be set to work offline if desired, because messages can be moved onto the local computer as with POP. This brings up the same issues stated above, namely that messages are no longer available from other computers and that one must devise a local back-up solution.
POP also causes issues that affect all users, even those who do not use POP. For example, performance problems often occur server-wide when a just a few people using POP configure their clients to leave the mail on server. This results in enormous inboxes which severly slow down the server every time the inbox is accessed. This performance decrease affects everyone, which is not an efficient use of scarce campus IT resources.
Because of its many advantages, IMAP is the preferred method of connection for campus e-mail users. At this time both are still supported on some of the central campus e-mail servers: ucsu, spot, and rintintin. However, CULink may only be accessed via the IMAP protocol.

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