Re: From pop3 to Imap
Hallo Mark, On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:20:23 +0200GMT (14-6-2013, 0:20 , where I live), you wrote: MP Perhaps not a beta-subject, but what is the reason why it is not possible to turn a Pop3-account MP into an imap-account? Because they're a bit different. IMAP is a protocol for storing your mail online and access it remotely. POP3 is a protocol to retrieve messages. MP When trying to do so, one gets a screen suggesting to create a new account. That's a reasonable suggestion. ;-) Your POP3 account has lots of (or a few) messages stored locally, in a local folder structure. An IMAP account stores its messages in a remote folder structure. Now suppose that the folder names in your local structure don't conflict with those in your remote structure and you switch from POP3 to IMAP. What would you suppose to happen? - local folders stay local and remote folders stay remote? So when you access your account from one computer, it'll show different messages compared to accessing it from another, because some systems also have local folders... Kind of confusing - or should the local folders need to get transfered to the server? Automatically? Without you telling what stuff you want to get stored online and what not? And these options are what you get with different folder names. I can mention a few even more confusing options when the folder names match. ;-) Considering this, the only sensible thing to do is creating a new account. That way yo know what's local and what's remote and you can decide at your own time when and what you want to transfer from local to remote storage. When you've got a main account with a 5 GB message base like I do, these issues are getting kind of real important. -- Groetjes, Roelof Cthulhu is just an aka for Moderator. http://www.voormijalleen.nl/ The Bat! 5.4 Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 5 pop3 accounts, 2 imap accounts OTFE disabled i7-2600 3.4GHz 4 GB RAM Current beta is 5.3.8.7 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: From pop3 to Imap
Hello Mark, I believe that IS possible. You can change from POP3 to any of the advanced protocols. It's apparently not possible to downgrade though (I guess because advanced structures are created in the account for those protocols and removing them isn't possible without loss of data created in the meantime...?). For me at least, for all POP3 accounts, I can go to Account/Properties/Transport, then in the second block (Receiving messages) on the right there is a Change protocol button. It doesn't appear for IMAP accounts for the reason stated above. The texts may be different for you, I am not looking at an English TheBat! but a Czech one so I am just guessing the English labels. -- Cheers, Viktor Current beta is 5.3.8.7 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: From pop3 to Imap
...on a second reading, maybe I'd better read your question more thoroughly the first time...:) Please disregard my answer in case you have found that button, used it and got a different dialog than expected. -- Cheers, V. Current beta is 5.3.8.7 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: From pop3 to Imap
Hello Roelof, Considering this, the only sensible thing to do is creating a new account. That way yo know what's local and what's remote and you can decide at your own time when and what you want to transfer from local to remote storage. When you've got a main account with a 5 GB message base like I do, these issues are getting kind of real important. Just want to emphasise Roelof's point above that one great benefit of IMAP is that you can copy your local mail to the IMAP folders and it will make its way back onto the server. -- Best regards, Tonymailto:t...@parkinch.co.uk The Bat! 5.4 Current beta is 5.3.8.7 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
From pop3 to Imap
Hello Beta-Bats, Perhaps not a beta-subject, but what is the reason why it is not possible to turn a Pop3-account into an imap-account? When trying to do so, one gets a screen suggesting to create a new account. -- Best Wishes, Mark using The Bat! 5.4 Current beta is 5.3.8.7 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
