POP3 is exceedingly simple protocol compared to IMAP. I'd rather use the simplest tool for the job. In case the password leaks, attacker can only fetch new mes

POP3 is exceedingly simple protocol compared to IMAP. I'd rather use the simplest tool for the job. In case the password leaks, attacker can only fetch new messages over POP3, and not plant them or fetch the entire archive from the server. (yeah, I can fetch and delete over IMAP too, but then what's the point of all the extra unused complexity of IMAP, it's just an extra risk)