There are a few reasons you might want to hire a developer: - You need someone who can develop an application that can communicate with a server in order to retrieve email messages. This could be useful if you're developing an email client or some other type of application that needs to interface with email servers. - You need someone who is familiar with the protocol and can help troubleshoot any issues you may be having with your email setup. - You want to add support to an existing application and need someone who can handle the development work.