Topic 'Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?' in forum 'Verizon Fiber Optics' - dslreports.com

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:33:50 EDT

birdfeedr posted : You can share a POP email service with multiple users by ensuring each pop client leaves emails on server. In one implementation, I have determined all users will download messages at least once a week, so I leave messages on the server for 2 weeks. I have the most active pop client be the one that clears the server. The other ones simply check the server and download new messages.

Occasionally, the pop client will have a cache timing hiccup and re-download all server messages as if they are new. It is a rare occurrence and slightly bothersome but easily fixed.

Each pop client account can have its own identity even though the email address is shared.

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:50:39 EDT

NaydeesMom posted :

The simple solution is to create yourself a google or other ISP independent account that supports IMAP and just forward your verizon email to it.

How do you REPLY with the correct Sender Info to an email that's been forwarded? Vz doesn't allow "identities".

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:45:11 EDT

NotTheMama posted : Labels are what make Gmail... Gmail, that and its implementation of conversations. Given a choice, I'll take labels over "standard" IMAP any day--having something that works better is always preferred. Properly configured (meaning the way Google suggests), an email client works fine with Gmail's IMAP. Frankly though, the fact that Gmail has any IMAP support is something of a wonder--one of the few things I commend Google for.
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Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:16:23 EDT

tvdrew posted :

said by NotTheMama:

They aren't "quirks"... Google's IMAP is just a little "customized" for Gmail. ;) Works fine in Thunderbird, better in Postbox.

I think the biggest "quirk" is it's non-standard treatment of folders that results from its "labels" approach. While labels has its advantages, it doesn't play really well with straight IMAP clients.

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:31:31 EDT

danclan posted :

said by wmcbrine
Search "gmail imap non standard" for much more.

I've had problems using it with Alpine (which is basically the reference implementation of IMAP). I had to change settings to suppress some of the error messages.
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Yeah it seems there are still some issue with older clients - predominately MS Office 2003 and older.... I've never had any issues with office 2007 and Thunderbird ever ....seems most of the issue revolve around labeling these days....

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:27:43 EDT

wmcbrine posted :

said by danclan:

Yeah I'm not sure what "quirks" there are and have used imap on gmail for 10+ years...

(Maybe slightly dated:)

»weblog.timaltman.com/archive/200···entation

Search "gmail imap non standard" for much more.

I've had problems using it with Alpine (which is basically the reference implementation of IMAP). I had to change settings to suppress some of the error messages.
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Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:26:52 EDT

knarf829 posted :

said by NotTheMama:

...Works fine in Thunderbird...

Co-signed. GMail is great in Thunderbird.

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:40:54 EDT

kes601 posted : It does support forwarding.

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:35:23 EDT

NotTheMama posted : I'm not sure Verizon's email supports forwarding either; but, if not, then Gmail also works quite well as a POP client.
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Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:26:21 EDT

danclan posted : Yeah I'm not sure what "quirks" there are and have used imap on gmail for 10+ years...

Verizon is only POP and remain so for a long time. The simple solution is to create yourself a google or other ISP independent account that supports IMAP and just forward your verizon email to it.

Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:26:53 EDT

NotTheMama posted : They aren't "quirks"... Google's IMAP is just a little "customized" for Gmail. ;) Works fine in Thunderbird, better in Postbox.
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Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:33:46 EDT

wmcbrine posted : Gmail offers IMAP, but it has some unfortunate quirks.
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Re: Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:51:09 EDT

thetick posted : Why does the name matter? I use "Me" as my name.

Anyway IMAP is not available and not likely. See link below:

»forums.verizon.com/t5/Share-Your···p/238138

Is the email Verizon gives with their FiOS service IMAP?

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:18:18 EDT

anon posted : I will be sharing an email address with someone else and would like to know if the email that you can get from Verizon through their FiOS service is POP or IMAP. I believe that with POP you don't have to put a name on your email (meaning it can just show the email address itself and not a "name"), whereas with IMAP you must have a name that shows with the email address.