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With its advanced email management functions and ease of access across multiple devices, IMAP is by far the best option for most people most of the time. POP3 is mainly useful if you have a slow or intermittent internet connection, as all emails are downloaded directly to your device. POP3 can also be useful if you have very little storage space on your mail server, as emails are usually deleted from the mail server when downloaded to your device.