On 22 April 2014 22:06, Swarup <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. I mentioned Gmail >> simply as an example of an email provider that supports IMAP (as long as >> you configure it according to Gmail's recommendations). I do *not* mean >> you can drag and drop between Evo and a browser window pointed at Gmail. >> Once you configure your Gmail account for IMAP (using Gmail's web >> interface), you then set it up in Evo as an IMAP account and then move >> your mail across. > > 1. I have enabled IMAP in my gmail account. All that was involved there > was going into "settings" and selecting "enable IMAP". I am guessing > this is what is meant by "configure your Gmail account for IMAP", right?
Yes. > 2. You have then instructed to "set it up in Evo as an IMAP account". I > see in the account settings of evo, under "receiving mail", one can > change it from POP to IMAP. The full settings which I found in the gmail > help pages are below, at the *. Please confirm this is what is needed. As long as you followed the settings exactly, that should be fine. > 3. You have instructed-- "then move your mail across"-- "move your mail > from the old Evo into an IMAP account (using drag and drop or ImapSync)" > > I went to the ImapSync website, but it looks like one has to purchase > that for 50 Euros. I hadn't noticed the new charge on that site. Try this one: https://fedorahosted.org/imapsync/ > So I thought I would try the drag and drop. But I > still don't understand where in the gmail account I am supposed to drag > the mail to. You already instructed that it is not the actual gmail > account itself. I don't understand what you think I said about "the actual Gmail account". Please point out the part that you find confusing. > Please let me know exactly where using the drag and > drop, I am to place all the mail folders. Wherever you like. Create a new folder ("label" in Gmail terminology) and just put it there. Refresh folder subscriptions in Evo so it will see the new folder with your mail in it. poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
