On 3/16/2017 9:17 AM, Arnie Goetchius wrote:
WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/16/17 9:25 AM, TCW wrote:
On 3/16/2017 8:12 AM, Arnie Goetchius wrote:
TCW wrote:
On 3/16/2017 6:30 AM, Arnie Goetchius wrote:
Yahoo is eliminating POP3 on 3/31/2017 and therefore I have to switch
to IMAP
and I understand I will have to create a new email account for IMAP.
All my past
emails are stored on my computer, not on the Yahoo server except for
the last
two months or so. I am looking for a reference on Mozilla that gives an
explanation of (1) how to convert from POP3 to IMAP and (2) copy my
old POP3
emails to my new IMAP account. Any suggestions for a good Help file?
Someone in a similar boat asked this question and I responded like so:
If *all* of your email is on the server and nothing is stored locally,
you'll be ok to:
1. Create a new account in Seamonkey that will be your IMAP account with
IMAP server settings.
2. Once the IMAP account is up and running and all looks well, set it as
the Default account.
3. Delete the POP3 account.
Is should be as simple as that. If you do have some mail stored locally,
create a new folder in Local Folder called TEMP or HOLD (or whatever)
and move your local mail there and then go through steps 1, 2 and 3.
When done, just move the mail back from TEMP or HOLD.
Thanks. I'll test the procedure out on my "spare" computer to make sure
it works. Under my current mail account of 50-100 filters, I have 50-100
folders so this could get complicated
Yeah, it would. I'm not sure how to port over the filters to the IMAP account.
Maybe someone could chime in.
Copy the msgFilterRules.dat file, from the POP3 account, to the IMAP account in
your profile.
Forget the stuff from NJORACLE. That's a pseudonym I use some times.
This article (near the bottom) implies that I may have to change my email
address. If true, I cannot live with that.
https://support.mozilla.org/t5/Basics/Switch-from-POP-to-IMAP-account/ta-p/16434
No, no, no. It stays the same. You're simply creating another way to
access the *same* account.
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