{"id":3951,"date":"2026-07-23T09:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disoh.com\/support\/imap-vs-pop-which-should-you-use-for-your-email\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:24:22","password":"","slug":"imap-vs-pop-which-should-you-use-for-your-email","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/disoh.com\/es\/support\/imap-vs-pop-which-should-you-use-for-your-email\/","title":{"rendered":"IMAP frente a POP: \u00bfcu\u00e1l deber\u00edas utilizar para tu correo electr\u00f3nico?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you set up email in an app, you are usually asked to choose between IMAP and POP. The choice affects how your mail behaves across devices, so it is worth understanding. For almost everyone, IMAP is the better option. This guide explains why.<\/p>\n<h2>What IMAP does<\/h2>\n<p>IMAP keeps your mail on the server and syncs it to every device. Read a message on your phone and it shows as read on your laptop; delete it in one place and it is gone everywhere. Your mailbox is always consistent.<\/p>\n<h2>What POP does<\/h2>\n<p>POP downloads messages to one device and, by default, removes them from the server. This means your mail lives on that single device and is not synced elsewhere, which can cause messages to seem to disappear from other devices.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfCu\u00e1l deber\u00edas elegir?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Choose IMAP<\/strong> if you check email on more than one device, or want your mail safely on the server. This is right for almost everyone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose POP<\/strong> only if you deliberately want mail pulled down to one machine, for example for offline archiving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recommended IMAP settings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entrantes (IMAP):<\/strong> tu servidor de correo, puerto 993, SSL.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saliente (SMTP):<\/strong> tu servidor de correo, puerto 465, SSL.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nombre de usuario:<\/strong> tu direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico completa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A note on storage<\/h2>\n<p>Because IMAP keeps mail on the server, it uses your mailbox quota. If it fills up, archive or delete old messages, or increase your quota.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfNecesita ayuda?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are unsure which to use or how to set it up, our support team can help over live chat.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you set up email in an app, you are usually asked to choose between IMAP and POP. 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