Email

[max2]

How can I make sure I receive a email on my iPhone but also on my desktop computer in Thunderbird ?

I basically want to make sure 2 copies of my email happen of the same message. I like keeping emails on my computer as well.

Should I even setup email on iPhone if I want this ?

 

[eyoungren]

Use IMAP for both accounts.

 

[max2]

Use IMAP for both accounts.

Thanks but how do I do that in Thunderbird and iOS ?

I have Cox High Speed internet does their email even support IMAP ?

 

[eyoungren]

Yes. Cox supports IMAP. I have Cox too. Set up on all my devices.

When you setup the account set it as IMAP.

With Cox the account name is your email address.

Receiving Server is: imap.cox.net
Sending Server is: smtp.cox.net

For receiving Cox uses SSL authentication (your username and password) on port 993.
For sending Cox uses the same on port 587.

 

[max2]

Yes. Cox supports IMAP. I have Cox too. Set up on all my devices.

When you setup the account set it as IMAP.

With Cox the account name is your email address.

Receiving Server is: imap.cox.net
Sending Server is: smtp.cox.net

For receiving Cox uses SSL authentication (your username and password) on port 993.
For sending Cox uses the same on port 587.

Thanks.

 

[Significant1]

Difference of pop3 vs IMAP.
http://www.pop2imap.com/
Be aware that IMAP require more server space, since it keeps everything on the server.

 

[eyoungren]

Difference of pop3 vs IMAP.
http://www.pop2imap.com/
Be aware that IMAP require more server space, since it keeps everything on the server.

Cox gives you about a gig of space or more. Hopefully OP doesn't have more than that.

 

[Significant1]

Cox gives you about a gig of space or more. Hopefully OP doesn't have more than that.

Even if it isn't, he can likely set up a redirection in webmail to another cloud account with plenty of free server-space like gmail. Doing so, I have ported a few people away from servers with limited/expensive storage, without them having to notify anybody.

 

[Applejuiced]

I also got cox and I get my emails on both iPhone and my pc.
If I delete the email on my iPhone it deletes and never arrives on the computer.
If I leave it in the inbox it gets downloaded on the pc when I check email.

 

[Elisha]

Didn't know Thunderbird still exists!
Is it any better now?

 

[max2]

Thanks everyone!

Didn't know Thunderbird still exists!
Is it any better now?

In my opinion it is!

 

[nightcap965]

POP is pretty much dead (and good riddance), but there was a setting to leave the mail on the server. In Apple Mail you unchecked the "Remove copy from server after receiving a message" box from the Advanced settings.