Originally Posted by cdaniel76:
I don't think you understand what he or I are saying... He says IMAP leaves mail on the server. I understand that to mean that if I delete an email from my phone, I should still be able to receive it on my home computer later on.
However, this is not what's happening when I use IMAP on my Pre. If I delete it on the Pre, I cannot get it on my home computer later on. It's gone.
No, I understand entirely, you're misunderstanding. POP pulls mail from the server and stores it in two separate pools. IMAP syncs with the server each time. With IMAP, if you delete it somewhere, it's deleted everywhere.