Thanks for the link Pete, However, this just shows the set-up procedure for either IMAP or POP, but not how to change between the two. The link ³IMAP vs POP3², halfway down the page, just takes you to:
> No help desk at help.gearhost.com > > There is no help desk configured at this address. This means that the address > is available and that you can claim it at http://www.zendesk.com/signup/ Anyway, after Ronni¹s explanation and suggestion, I¹m now happy enough with the current situation. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 16/10/15 19:43, Peter Crisp at petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: > Not sure if this made it through. > > Regards > > > Pete > > On 16 Oct 2015, at 6:28 PM, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com> wrote: > >> A link I found might give some new options in setting up Neil. >> >> https://gearhost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200341645-Configure-IMAP-or-PO >> P-Email-on-iPhone-iOS- >> >> Regards >> >> Pete >> >> On 16 Oct 2015, at 1:21 PM, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> wrote: >> >>> Re: How to convert a POP email account to IMAP Hmmm, >>> >>>> The option to choose IMAP or POP does not present until you go to enter the >>>> Outgoing server details. >>> >>> This is not working for me: >>> >>> * Go to settings, mail/contacts/calendars >>> * Select the new Internode account >>> * Next page has an IMAP heading and an ³Account:² box showing the correct >>> email address >>> * Select the account takes me to the account information page which is >>> headed IMAP ACCOUNT INFORMATION there are no buttons anywhere to change >>> IMAP/POP >>> * Scroll down to OUTGOING MAIL SERVER which correctly shows SMTP: >>> mail.intenode.on.net <http://mail.intenode.on.net> (same as my working POP >>> accounts on computers) - again there are no buttons anywhere to change >>> IMAP/POP >>> * Select the SMTP account shows mail.intenode.on.net >>> <http://mail.intenode.on.net> as PRIMARY SERVER and as ON - again there are >>> no buttons anywhere to change IMAP/POP >>> * Select the mail.intenode.on.net <http://mail.intenode.on.net> PRIMARY >>> SERVER shows all the server details name/user name/password/use >>> SSL/Authentication/Server Port - again there are no buttons anywhere to >>> change IMAP/POP >>> >>> That seems to be as far as I can go in outgoing server settings. >>> >>> I see Ronni has provided further info so I will peruse that now. >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> Neil
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