gmail and pop email question

**jamesus** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-25-2008, 11:14 PM

If you want to have your emails stay in your inbox, you can either make sure all are marked as "unread" or use the IMAP settings.

lewdog50 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008, 10:32 AM

Jamesus,
I know I can use IMAP, but it does not matter if the emails in the inbox on my phone are marked as unread or read. As soon as the phone checks the gmail servers again, it erases all previously downloaded email in my inbox (read or unread)

**jamesus** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lewdog50

Jamesus,
I know I can use IMAP, but it does not matter if the emails in the inbox on my phone are marked as unread or read. As soon as the phone checks the gmail servers again, it erases all previously downloaded email in my inbox (read or unread)

That's the limitation of using POP access, which is why most of the users have IMAP configured.

Is there any specific reason that you are using POP?