Ray_Net wrote:
> TCW wrote on 16-03-17 13:51:
>> 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:
>>
> I did not understand why Yahoo force the IMAP interface killing the POP 
> interface.
> With the pop, I can have on my pop account a great amount of old mails.
> With the imap, I think that after a certain time Yahoo will tell me that I 
> have
> reached the limit of my Yahoo mailbox forcing me to destroy some mails..

Apparently it is only Yahoo Mail POP import that is being discontinued. The rest
of the POP functions like sending and receiving email into your current POP
account on Seamonkey should continue.
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