What is the difference between...

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Diane Poremsky [MVP]

Well, they use different protocols and ports.. and IMAP is a server based
mail store, similar to HTTP (Hotmail/MSN). Many servers support both types
of access.

These don't get into the nitty-gritty, but it may be enough to satisfy most
people's curiosity...
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IMAP.html
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/POP2.html



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