IMAP versus Microsoft Exchange Server Account ??? differnece..

I'm a little confused about the difference between a "IMAP" account and a
"Microsoft Exchange Server" account.

What is the big difference? My question is: Does IMAP leaves you're emails
on the server?

I have configured a client with the type="Microsoft Exchange Server" and i
see that the mail are kept on the server. he always syncronize the messages.

Thats ok, understand that

But with imap, also configured it, i don't see a syncronization....


they say is downloads personal folders that are shared. But does you're
emails stays in the personal folders or do you download them on you'r epc
without leaving it on you're pc but still access to a public folder?


Or does IMAP keeps a copy on the server.?


Greetings


Gerrit

Steve
Mon May 24 17:49:36 CDT 2004

Gerrit Vanderleenen wrote:

> I'm a little confused about the difference between a "IMAP" account
> and a "Microsoft Exchange Server" account.
>
> What is the big difference? My question is: Does IMAP leaves you're
> emails on the server?

The best choice for Outlook to talk to Exchange is to configure it with
a "MS Exchange Server" account. It's the default way for Outlook and
Exchange to communicate.

IMAP is an industry standard method of accessing a mail server, much
like POP3. The key difference is that IMAP is designed for situations
where the primary goal is to keep mail stored on the mail server,
rather than only locally as with POP3.

Exchange is capable of being an IMAP server and a POP3 server too,
therefore you can connect to Exchange with either of those as an
alternative to using the native Exchange Server support in Outlook.

The primary advantage of using "Microsoft Exchange Server" accounts
with Outlook over IMAP is that it supports all the Exchange features,
which IMAP does not. The most obvious of these is non-mail folders (eg
Calendars, Tasks, etc). IMAP is designed for email only, and doesn't
cope well with other kinds of item that Exchange can handle.

>
> I have configured a client with the type="Microsoft Exchange Server"
> and i see that the mail are kept on the server. he always syncronize
> the messages.
>
> Thats ok, understand that
>
> But with imap, also configured it, i don't see a syncronization....

You have to configure it. Right-click the account name, and choose
"IMAP Folders".

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Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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Gerrit
Tue May 25 03:47:26 CDT 2004

ok understand it now

Thanks!

Gerrit


"Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" <steve.foster@picamar.co.uk> wrote in message
news:xn0dio0flh5rri008@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Gerrit Vanderleenen wrote:
>
> > I'm a little confused about the difference between a "IMAP" account
> > and a "Microsoft Exchange Server" account.
> >
> > What is the big difference? My question is: Does IMAP leaves you're
> > emails on the server?
>
> The best choice for Outlook to talk to Exchange is to configure it with
> a "MS Exchange Server" account. It's the default way for Outlook and
> Exchange to communicate.
>
> IMAP is an industry standard method of accessing a mail server, much
> like POP3. The key difference is that IMAP is designed for situations
> where the primary goal is to keep mail stored on the mail server,
> rather than only locally as with POP3.
>
> Exchange is capable of being an IMAP server and a POP3 server too,
> therefore you can connect to Exchange with either of those as an
> alternative to using the native Exchange Server support in Outlook.
>
> The primary advantage of using "Microsoft Exchange Server" accounts
> with Outlook over IMAP is that it supports all the Exchange features,
> which IMAP does not. The most obvious of these is non-mail folders (eg
> Calendars, Tasks, etc). IMAP is designed for email only, and doesn't
> cope well with other kinds of item that Exchange can handle.
>
> >
> > I have configured a client with the type="Microsoft Exchange Server"
> > and i see that the mail are kept on the server. he always syncronize
> > the messages.
> >
> > Thats ok, understand that
> >
> > But with imap, also configured it, i don't see a syncronization....
>
> You have to configure it. Right-click the account name, and choose
> "IMAP Folders".
>
> --
> Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> ---------------------------------------
> MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.