[plug] email left on ISP's server

[Matt Kemner]

Hi Gavin

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, quoth Gavin Chester:

> I have developed the practice of setting my mail client to leave a copy
> of my hosted-business-address emails on the host server for two reasons:
> 1/ to have a remote archive; and, 2/ to allow for accessing mail from
> different PCs that aren't otherwise kept in sync.

I assume you are using POP3 to do this, where the "leave mail on server"
option is really nothing but a hack, resulting in the problems you
discuss.

Consider switching to IMAP instead, which is designed to do exactly what
you are trying to do, and depending on the server implementation, will
even allow you to access the same mailbox from multiple clients at the
same time.  Perfect for sharing eg a "sales" mailbox between multiple
people, because as one person deletes an email (or moves it to a folder)
it disappears from the other inboxes as well.

Kind Regards,

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