Word: popped
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Enter IMAP. This protocol was developed to make up for many of POP's shortcomings...
People who want the graphical interface they've grown accustomed to in applications such as word processors choose, as an alternative, to use a POP e-mail client such as Eudora...
...With POP, e-mail is downloaded from the server onto your actual computer...
...there are problems with POP, especially in a mobile environment such as a college campus. POP can work for those who primarily use one computer to do e-mail. But for people who need to access their messages everywhere all the time, POP is not good enough...
...these issues existed with POP, and if you're looking for a way to standardize and simplify your e-mail existence, look no further than IMAP. Baratunde R. Thurston '99 is The Crimson's online-technology chair and a member of HASCS's advanced support team. This is his last column. Please e-mail comments, suggestions and questions to techtalk@thecrimson.harvard.edu...