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Revision as of 09:16, 23 August 2008
Agenda proposal:
Gmail Configuration: POP and IMAP
I recommend that we default to IMAP as the default transfer protocol during GMail configuration.
Rationale:
- The user should have the choice between POP and IMAP
- Prevents possible loss of data: if the POP account is used to backup data elsewhere, pulling the data with a second POP account will misdirect and thus "lose" data.
- Users will expect Thunderbird to choose the better choice, and most people agree that IMAP is "better" than POP.
Disadvantages of IMAP as default:
- People need to enable IMAP in GMail; however, the same is true for POP.
- Some people may not know the difference, and if we give them a choice, they might abort the configuration.
Conclusion:
Will you please discuss this at your next weekly meeting?
Thank you,
James Carroll
jcarroll@byu.net