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Old 07-27-2005, 05:03 PM   #56
johnsoax
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Originally Posted by TadW
John, if you used the IMAP protocol instead of POP3, that should be possible. IMAP is a server-side solution where you don't have to worry about permanently downloading messages - the messages stay on your e-mail server; plus by default, IMAP only downloads e-mail message headers, and not the entire message, unless you select individual messages.
Yes, but I don't have any email addresses that support IMAP, plus, I don't care for it. I have had too many servers fail on me, while my backups of my POP3 emails go back for years.
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