Novell® GroupWise 7 User's Handbook

Appendix D POP Versus IMAP Accounts

This appendix provides additional information about what a POP or IMAP account is and what type of account may meet your needs the best. Chapter 8, “Advanced Features,” explains how to enable your GroupWise 7 client to use a POP or IMAP account.

POP3 and IMAP4: What They Are

POP3 and IMAP4 are considered standard mail access methods or protocols. They are used to access messages stored on a mail server. Because they are industry-recognized standards, literally dozens of different “clients” (the GroupWise client being just one of them) support the ability to access your mail on a mail server through one or both of these protocols. POP3 and IMAP4 are never used when you want to send mail; they are strictly ...