The differences between a POP and an IMAP email accounts are summarized in this table:
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IMAP only downloads/syncs the mail folders that you have subscribed to. |
POP downloads only one HyperOffice mail folder: INBOX. |
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IMAP mirrors your Outlook mail folders to your HyperOffice mail folders. Any changes in Outlook are duplicated in HyperOffice and vice-versa. |
POP deletes all emails from your HyperOffice INBOX by default. Note: you must set Outlook to leave a copy of your messages on the server to prevent deletion of messages from your HyperOffice account. |
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IMAP downloads your HyperOffice mail folders in a separate Outlook mail folder called: ‘imap.hyperoffice.com’. |
POP downloads all your HyperOffice emails into your Outlook INBOX, which might already contain pre-existing non-HyperOffice emails. |
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Do not use HyperOffice filters if using a POP account in Outlook because the POP protocol only downloads emails in your HyperOffice INBOX and ignores the other HyperOffice mail folders. Use the Outlook mail filters in this case. |