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Direct correlation: imap use and tearing my eyes out

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What has been your experience with using imap (e.g. gmail and outlook)? I gave it a shot and was trying to be smart about it (e.g. not downloading spam folder). However, I found that performance was very slow. I'm thinking of going back to pop or just using the gmail client.

Looking to understand other's experiences and maybe learn how to improve performance or other approaches to utilizing IMAP. have a good one.

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yan
While I haven't done anything fancy, using IMAP with Thunderbird and Mutt has so far been a pleasant experience. I find it to be faster than POP. It also doesn't need to poll like POP.

Empty your spam folder once a week or so? Or try using Thunderbird?

jws
I find of the 6 IMAP mail servers I use from my Mac, gmail is the least reliable. It will hang or be unable to connect every couple of days. I suspect this is related to me leaving my mail program running on multiple machines. It seems to be better if I close the mail program on machines I'm not using, though this still leaves one machine and my phone dueling with each other for access.
bkj123
good points. Maybe I need to try another client like Tbird. The multiple machines is a no-no believe - I one time rec'd a gmail message along the line of "too many connections".