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 _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
