> POP3 is better for my use case. Same here. I want to "receive" each message exactly once, not have it synced automatically all over the place. I only handl

> POP3 is better for my use case. Same here. I want to "receive" each message exactly once, not have it synced automatically all over the place. I only handle my email from either my desktop computer or my laptop, with a simple script to copy it all back and forth whenever I switch the device I am using. I was on call for my jobs for decades and never had any problems with this method, however it was before smartphones became common. I do not handle email on my smartphone, ever.