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IMAP/POP
What is IMAP?
The IMAP protocol is generally regarded as superior but can struggle to run effectively over a slow connection. With IMAP you are presented with a "window" into your email account. Message data is only downloaded on emails you wish to read which means a constant connection is required. Wherever you are and whatever client you use you will always see the same view of your folders.
What is POP?
When using the POP protocol a client connects to the PidgeMe mail server, retrieves emails from the Inbox and then either deletes the emails from the server or leaves them there depending on your client settings. The main advantage of POP is that it is faster over slower connections and allows you to dial-up, download, disconnect and then read and compose your emails offline. POP is limited to only inspecting the contents of the Inbox and cannot see the other folders that you may have on your account.
POP is recommended for users with a slower connection and who use only one computer to view their email. Please note that once emails are removed from the server you are unable to access them on other computers or via webmail.
In addition, emails removed from the server in this way are not backed up by us, so we will be unable to retrieve any for you.
A paid account is required to access your emails using IMAP/POP.
Service News
Updated 23 days ago
Problems sending emails
08:47 on 12th Jun
We are aware of a problem which has resulted in emails sent from our accounts being bounced back to the sender.
We are in the process of investigating this problem and will add a further update once this problem has been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience this problems is causing
Update
The problem sending emails was the result of some of our IP addresses to be listed by Spamhaus. This issue has now been resolved, and the listings have been removed.
Spamhaus is a widely used email reputation and blocklist service that many mail providers use to help identify and filter spam.
Please be aware that some users may still experience occasional bounces from mail servers that are using Spamhaus data downloaded while the IPs were listed. These servers will stop rejecting messages once they refresh their Spamhaus data. As a result, some bounces may continue for a short period after the delisting, depending on each recipient mail server's update schedule.
Issue with sending and forwarding to Yahoo email addresses
14:49 on 26th Jan
We are currently experiencing problems with our email services. Some emails sent to Yahoo servers are being deferred. This may include sent emails as well as forwarded emails. We are investigating this problem and working to resolve it as quickly as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience. We will provide an update once this problem is resolved.
We have received a response from Yahoo with confirmation that this problem has been resolved. The email queue is steadily reducing and our service should be back to normal soon.
The email queue has cleared and our service is back to normal. We’ll continue monitoring in case Yahoo makes any further policy changes.
