https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352080#M111219 <P>As <a href="https://community.bt.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/104648">@gg30340</a> says, you cannot change from POP3 to IMAP on the fly. Create the account as IMAP on your client, before deleting the POP3 version.</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:01:52 GMT licquorice 2024-03-01T13:01:52Z https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352072#M111217 <P>I have several pop3 accounts which I would like to change to imap. Any suggestions please</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:31:09 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352072#M111217 fornhamfred 2024-03-01T12:31:09Z https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352074#M111218 <P>You can not change POP3 to IMAP. They are two entirely different protocols.</P> <P>You would need to set up the accounts as an IMAP account.&nbsp;</P> <P>Before doing that make sure that all the emails you want are still on the BT servers by logging onto your email accounts using a web browser.</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:38:49 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352074#M111218 gg30340 2024-03-01T12:38:49Z https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352080#M111219 <P>As <a href="https://community.bt.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/104648">@gg30340</a> says, you cannot change from POP3 to IMAP on the fly. Create the account as IMAP on your client, before deleting the POP3 version.</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:01:52 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352080#M111219 licquorice 2024-03-01T13:01:52Z https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352218#M111255 <P>Thank you both for your replies.</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:39:12 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/General-email-queries/Pop3-to-imap/m-p/2352218#M111255 fornhamfred 2024-03-01T19:39:12Z