Hi Pete
I think the problem might be in trying to use the same email address.
A possible way forward is (with lots of backups and care - including
downloading recent emails onto a second device)
* create a new email address - gmail - or even better a second westnet
address associated with your account
* try to create an IMAP account for this
* Move your old messages into new new mailbox
* try the disable/ enable thing again. Maybe you can change the server
settings now. Failing this, delete that old mailbox and create a
new IMAP one.
* Copy your old messages back.
I hope this helps
Rob
On 14/10/2015 7:55 am, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
Hi Rob, thanks for the suggestion. The process in Mail to go from POP
to IMAP requires establishment of a new account, you;re unable to just
change the server address as the Account Type (POP) is superior to
that. Unfortunately I am unable to get past the first dialogue where
entry of the account detail (Name, email address and password) are
required before getting to selecting IMAP/POP and server details. That
is the problem I have. I have altered the Name and password of the
account from the disabled account detail (no point changing the email
address as the old address is MY address) and still no joy. Might have
to ring Apple or chat.
Thanks.
Pete.
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I use Thunderbird not Mail, but have you changed the mail server
address? It should be something like imap.westnet.com.au, instead
of pop.westnet.comau.
Hope this helps.
Rob
On 13/10/2015 8:13 pm, Peter Crisp wrote:
Hi, have any of you done the below process of moving from a
POP Mail account to an IMAP account? I tried again and I get
the same result as below here. Not able to Create a new
account as Mail simple re-enables the account I disabled.
Regards
Pete...
On 12 Oct 2015, at 9:16 pm, Peter Crisp
<petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
Hi folks, I am getting a moment to make this change to my
westnet account from POP to IMAP. The text (in different
font) below is that from a previous thread on the topic
back in Feb 2014. I am running V8.2 Mail and OS X 10.10.5.
Maybe Mail is a little different now and the instructions
altered or maybe I am doing something wrong. I’ve made the
copy of Inbox and Sent items into temp folders “On My
MAC”. Then I uncheck the Enable button in my current
account. No problem to here.
Then I choose Mail > Add Account and select “Add other
Mail account”. This is where I am unsure. I used the same
account name, email address and password (as I am trying
to change to IMAP) as current account and once I select
Create, it simply enables the existing account which I
just disabled. Perhaps this is not unexpected. I tried a
different password and account name (same email address) -
same thing - re-enables the existing disabled account.
What am I doing wrong or is the procedure different in 8.2?
For the moment I have re-enabled my Mail so I can still
use it for this.
Regards
Pete.
Hi Laura,
I have cc'd your iinet & Laura Webb <elja...@me.com
<http://me.com/>> addresses, so hopefully
you receive at least one of them.
Step 2. is VERY IMPORTANT:
To avoid any potential disasters, save all the messages you have on
your Mac to
a different mailbox before you convert to IMAP.
How to convert a POP email account to IMAP
Most email providers let you choose between two ways to get your
messages. You
can have a POP (Post Office Protocol) account that downloads all
your messages
to your Mac, iPhone or iPad. Or, you can have an IMAP (Internet
Message Access
Protocol) account that leaves some or all of your messages up on
the mail
server so you can access them from any device. For example, with a
POP account,
if you check email on your iPhone, the messages downloaded there
will only be
there; when you get back to your Mac, you won’t see them in your
inbox. With
IMAP, they’ll be on all your devices.
If you’ve been using a POP account, but have grown frustrated with
inaccessible
messages, you can usually convert your account to IMAP. Most
hosting companies
and providers offer both options. However, making this conversion
requires that
you take precautions so you don’t lose any messages. Here’s how to
make the
switch safely:
1. Check with your email host
If you manage your email account yourself, check on your hosting
company’s
dashboard to make sure you can use IMAP. (It’s very rare that this
is not
available.) If you get email through your business or school, check
with the IT
department. Find out what settings you will need to access your
email as an
IMAP account, and whether anything needs to be changed on the
server side. If
you use Gmail, this help page will tell you how to change your
Gmail account
from POP to IMAP. (You have to enable IMAP on the Gmail website.)
2. Protect the message you’ve already downloaded
To avoid any potential disasters, save all the messages you have on
your Mac to
a different mailbox before you convert to IMAP.
IMAP stores some or all of your email on the mail server. The
problem is, this
means that any folders that are on your Mac may get overwritten, or
deleted, if
you don’t save their messages before making the switch. So, in
Mail, choose
Mailbox -> New Mailbox, and, with the location as On My Mac, create
a new
mailbox. Call it something like My Old Inbox. When you’ve done
this, move all
the messages currently in your Inbox to this folder. Do the same
for your Sent
Mail folder, and any Drafts you may have. Once this is done, you
can change the
settings for your email account.
3. Find your IMAP settings
Either your hosting company, your IT department, or your email
provider will
provide the settings you need to switch your account over to IMAP.
For example,
for Gmail, you will need to know the new Incoming Mail Server
(imap.gmail.com <http://imap.gmail.com/>),
but your outgoing mail server won’t change. In most cases, you will
just need
to change the prefix in the Incoming Mail Server setting from pop
to imap.
Write these down. You'll need them in Step 5.
4. Disable your POP account
In Mail, choose Preferences -> Accounts, click on the name of your
POP account,
then on Advanced, then uncheck Enable this account.
5. Create a new IMAP email account
In Mail, you can’t change an email account from POP to IMAP.
Instead, you need
to create a new account.
Choose File -> Add Account, and enter the information that you
obtained in step
3 above.
6. Check your email
If you entered the correct information, your new IMAP account
should work right
away. You will see an Inbox folder that is on the email server.
Copy the
messages you stored in your old inbox folder in step 2 to that
folder, and they
will be copied to your email server, so they will now be accessible
from all
your devices. Do the same for any sent messages or drafts.
Now that you have an IMAP account on your Mac, use the same
settings to access
your messages on another Mac, or on your iOS device(s). On your
iPad or
iPhone, enter the necessary information in the Settings app, in the
Mail,
Contacts, Calendars section.
If you create more folders to store messages you’ll see them on all
your
devices. To do this, choose Mailbox -> New Mailbox, then in the
popup menu at
the top of the dialog box, choose the name of your email account.
The folder
will be created on your mail server, and any messages you store in
that folder
will sync to all your devices.
IMAP is much better for managing email across multiple devices.
Change your old
POP accounts to IMAP now so you can have access to your email at
all times.
Cheers,
Ronni
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