Email protocols: POP and IMAP
The two dominant email protocols are POP andIMAP. (A protocol is a standardized way of moving information from one place to another.)
POP stands for “Post Office Protocol.” You will sometimes see it written as “POP3,” because the protocol is in its third iteration.
IMAP stands for “Internet Message Access Protocol.”
Both are ways of moving message information from servers to clients, but they are otherwise very different from each other.
POP is based on a “Post Office” model. The server delivers messages to you, but does not otherwise keep them or store status information about them. IMAP provides a high degree of syncing between the server and the client.
You really want to be using IMAP most of the time. With IMAP, the details of whether you have read a message, the content of drafts, and other information about your own interaction with mail is saved on the server. This means that your email experience is fully synced even if you use multiple devices, like your laptop and your phone, to read the same email.
When you are looking at web hosting plans, be sure to find one that supports IMAP in the email server.
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