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I want to switch over from POP to IMAP email, and want to make sure I understand things correctly. Can anyone help/verify:<br />
#1 I can switch anytime, even with existing emails on the server, just by setting up an appropriate email client with IMAP instead of POP, correct?<br />
#2 The EMails that I had poreviously &quot;POP'd&quot; will not be on the Server, will be only on my local PC, correct?<br />
#3 With IMAP, the email will look the same, regardles sof which device I use at any time to acces it, correct?<br />
#4 The only way that messages will be deleted from the Server is if I delete them from any of the devices that I use to read Email, correct?
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I want to switch over from POP to IMAP email, and want to make sure I understand things correctly. Can anyone help/verify:
#1 I can switch anytime, even with existing emails on the server, just by setting up an appropriate email client with IMAP instead of POP, correct?
#2 The EMails that I had poreviously "POP'd" will not be on the Server, will be only on my local PC, correct?
#3 With IMAP, the email will look the same, regardles sof which device I use at any time to acces it, correct?
#4 The only way that messages will be deleted from the Server is if I delete them from any of the devices that I use to read Email, correct?

Email Imap vs POP

An email client, email reader or more formally mail user agent (MUA) is a computer program used to access and manage a user's email. A web application that provides message management, composition, and reception functions is sometimes also considered an email client, but more commonly referred to as webmail.

Email Software

An email client, email reader or more formally mail user agent (MUA) is a computer program in the category of groupware environments used to access and manage a user's email. A web application that provides message management, composition, and reception functions may internally act as an email client; as a whole, it is commonly referred to as webmail. Likewise, email client may be referred to a piece of computer hardware or software whose primary or most visible role is to work as an email client. Email clients can also have other systems, like calendars, notes and contact managers.

Email Clients

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.