I have been using Outlook application on my PC for as long as I can remember and I use POP3. I'm guessing that the future is IMAP and I've been considering switching for quite a while now.

The only thing that is stopping me is that I have a strong preference for a comprehensive understanding of how things work before I use them.

I have a lot of questions and a forum is probably not the best way to get my answers (too many back and forth and interpretation issues).

So, my reason for posting here is that I am looking for advice as to what is the best way for me to approach this. I would be happy to put all my questions in a single document and then maybe follow up if I need further clarification on any answers.

Any ideas?