Just received a new iPod Touch from a member. Having lots of fun tinkering with it. One thing- I can't figure out how to sync all of my emails from my MacBook over to the iPod. The accounts sync over but they have no emails in them. Is there a way of getting (maybe there are too many emails?) all of them over to the iPod?
The iPod Touch can only read emails off the server. You evidently have your email set up in such a way that there are presently no emails on your ISP's server.
Does your ISP or mail service support IMAP? If so, that's the way to go.
The problem with IMAP is that no emails are accessible without an internet connection. No problem at home, but might be difficult when traveling. Is there a way to upload my Mail database to an IMAP account? Or is that just something my server can answer?
What's the advantage of IMAP? And how would I get my Mail database onto the iPod Touch? Is it possible?
Neither the Touch or the iPhone store a mail database. They contact a server and tell you what's sitting there.
The advantage of IMAP is in the way said emails are handled. IMAP actually remembers what you did to the email (read it, replied to it, trashed it etc) and reflects that on all your other computers and/or devices that can read email. POP does not do this, it instead ignores what you did and downloads the mail again to the next device that asks for the email.
I was an IMAP skeptic ("things work fine the way they are! Don't mess with it!") till I got my iPhone -- I think I became a convert about 30 seconds later.
The idea behind a portable device, contrary to marketing hype, is that you DON'T have to have every email you've ever received/song you've ever owned/document you've ever written with you at all times. You just need to stay abreast of what's happening now.
Thus, the iPhone/Touch's method of dealing with incoming email is ideal. You get and respond (or don't) to new mail, and when you get home you have your entire database to do with as you please, plus the (in the case of IMAP) emails that came in already in the state in which you left them on your portable device.
Using IMAP also leaves your email on the server indefinitely (or as long as you define), so you CAN go back and look up to 50 messages back at a time, as far back as you have mail on the server, but "researching" email is pretty awful on a phone (of any sort) and I don't recommend doing that. That's a job better suited to a full-blown computer.
Neither the Touch or the iPhone store a mail database. They contact a server and tell you what's sitting there.
The advantage of IMAP is in the way said emails are handled. IMAP actually remembers what you did to the email (read it, replied to it, trashed it etc) and reflects that on all your other computers and/or devices that can read email. POP does not do this, it instead ignores what you did and downloads the mail again to the next device that asks for the email.
I was an IMAP skeptic ("things work fine the way they are! Don't mess with it!") till I got my iPhone -- I think I became a convert about 30 seconds later.
The idea behind a portable device, contrary to marketing hype, is that you DON'T have to have every email you've ever received/song you've ever owned/document you've ever written with you at all times. You just need to stay abreast of what's happening now.
Thus, the iPhone/Touch's method of dealing with incoming email is ideal. You get and respond (or don't) to new mail, and when you get home you have your entire database to do with as you please, plus the (in the case of IMAP) emails that came in already in the state in which you left them on your portable device.
Using IMAP also leaves your email on the server indefinitely (or as long as you define), so you CAN go back and look up to 50 messages back at a time, as far back as you have mail on the server, but "researching" email is pretty awful on a phone (of any sort) and I don't recommend doing that. That's a job better suited to a full-blown computer.
HTH
Couldn't have put it better myself.
Oh and I'm glad to hear your enjoying the ipod. Its much better off getting used by you than collecting dust with me
Couldn't have put it better myself.
Oh and I'm glad to hear your enjoying the ipod. Its much better off getting used by you than collecting dust with me
Cheers.
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