Originally Posted by
Kijangnim
What is sure is that you have to be carefull, when accessing your Email, with the Iphone, you have to disconnect or turn off your Email once you have finish, otherwise the connection to your Email account is open permanently, your Address book is then accessible, and you will end up selling Viagra is the best case, or is the worst case an Email stating that you are stuck somewhere and you need money urgently.
Unless your E-mail providers are absolute retards any connection you make to your IMAP server is an SSL/TLS encrypted tunnel which is unreadable by 3rd parties.
An iPhone, just like every computer, is never truly off. Certain components are going to remain battery powered so things like a BIOS clock remain active and correct.