A Fedora 43 and Dovecot 2.4 upgrade may have uncovered an old Microsoft Outlook behavior where SSL/TLS settings allegedly failed to properly encrypt POP3 email connections.
You can do this with IMAP as well, you just need to delete and expunge the emails
Yes, as I mentioned, but it’s still extra step you need to manage. Not a big one, but extra step anyways.
For automated systems, if you don’t want to store the emails, you can configure the email server to pipe the emails directly to a script.
Which is not always an option. You could have the script running on your laptop which isn’t always connected, for example.
I’m well aware of the differences. I’m just saying that there’s still use cases where pop3 has it’s benefits over imap and discarding it as an ‘old technology’ isn’t always the best route. I’m running my own email server for friends and family and I still have pop3 enabled just in case someone has one of those scenarios where it makes sense to use it.
Yes, as I mentioned, but it’s still extra step you need to manage. Not a big one, but extra step anyways.
Which is not always an option. You could have the script running on your laptop which isn’t always connected, for example.
I’m well aware of the differences. I’m just saying that there’s still use cases where pop3 has it’s benefits over imap and discarding it as an ‘old technology’ isn’t always the best route. I’m running my own email server for friends and family and I still have pop3 enabled just in case someone has one of those scenarios where it makes sense to use it.