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[gg30340]

Being pedantic, it is IMAP not EMAP!

Now a days in the 21st century it is the users choice whether to use POP3 or IMAP.

If you are moving from POP3 to IMAP it is advised to check that your emails are still on the server so that they will be available when you move to IMAP. 

If they are not there you should back them up before setting the account up as an IMAP account then move them to the IMAP folder structure.

It is not rocket science and there is plenty information on the Internet how to do that.

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@gg30340wrote:

Being pedantic, it is IMAP not EMAP!

Now a days in the 21st century it is the users choice whether to use POP3 or IMAP.

If you are moving from POP3 to IMAP it is advised to check that your emails are still on the server so that they will be available when you move to IMAP. 

If they are not there you should back them up before setting the account up as an IMAP account then move them to the IMAP folder structure.

It is not rocket science and there is plenty information on the Internet how to do that.

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Apols., error of thought. IMAP then.

Mail client historical downloaded emails over 20+ years not necessarily retained on server(s), typically not with POP - not even sure they would be regardless. Changing (some? all?) clients from POP to IMAP may/will 'lose' historical entries.

[gg30340]

That is why it is recommended to check and or do a back up before changing!!

[licquorice]

POP3 emails are downloaded to the client and unless the option is ticked, they are not retained on the server.

It is therefore incumbent on the customer to ensure that POP3 data files are regularly backed up and retained.

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@gg30340wrote:

That is why it is recommended to check and or do a back up before changing!!

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But no point / need if already aware of an issue. (But not everyone might be or has the ability to research - and we are going way off topic now...)

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@licquoricewrote:

POP3 emails are downloaded to the client and unless the option is ticked, they are not retained on the server.

It is therefore incumbent on the customer to ensure that POP3 data files are regularly backed up and retained.

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Quite so, which is why switching from POP to IMAP can be a non-starter.

[licquorice]

I fail to follow the logic.

If the customer hasn't saved the files, they don't exist anyway so how does moving to IMAP change anything?

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@licquoricewrote:

I fail to follow the logic.

If the customer hasn't saved the files, they don't exist anyway so how does moving to IMAP change anything?

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They are "saved" insofar as they are held by the client operated as POP. Charging to IMAP may / will change the structure so they are (or may be) lost.

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@licquoricewrote:

I fail to follow the logic.

If the customer hasn't saved the files, they don't exist anyway so how does moving to IMAP change anything?

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They are "saved" insofar as they are held by the client operated as POP. Charging to IMAP may / will change the structure so they are (or may be) lost.

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I am finding that you have very little knowledge when it comes to POP3 or IMAP and are basically looking for problems that are not there. I am therefore not going to waste any more of my time responding to this. 

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@licquoricewrote:

I fail to follow the logic.

If the customer hasn't saved the files, they don't exist anyway so how does moving to IMAP change anything?

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They are "saved" insofar as they are held by the client operated as POP. Charging to IMAP may / will change the structure so they are (or may be) lost.

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I am finding that you have very little knowledge when it comes to POP3 or IMAP and are basically looking for problems that are not there. I am therefore not going to waste any more of my time responding to this. 

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Thank you.