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POP to IMAP

#1 cnywrestling

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Posted 25 April 2011 - 06:35 PM

Is is possible to convert my existing POP mail accounts to IMAP? If not, is there a set of steps to get from A to B. Wish I knew at the time how much better IMAP was over POP, but I didn't.
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#2 Big Dan

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Posted 25 April 2011 - 06:52 PM

If your running on cPanel just change the server type in your email program. mail.yourdomain.com supports both POP and IMAP.

Just be careful the IMAP as the mail is actually stored on the server. If you receive a lot of mail you may want to increase the mailbox's quota.

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#3 cnywrestling

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Posted 25 April 2011 - 08:04 PM

Big Dan, on 25 April 2011 - 06:52 PM, said:

Hard to believe it was that easy

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#4 MikeDVB

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Posted 27 April 2011 - 05:10 PM

cnywrestling, on 25 April 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

Hard to believe it was that easy

Thanks!

Indeed - also with IMAP you actually have to *clear* your trash box. If you go for two years deleting emails from your inbox but not clearing the trash you'll end up with quite a lot in there

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