Comments on: Switching a .Mac account from POP to IMAP http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/05/switching-a-mac-account-from-pop-to-imap/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mick G. http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/05/switching-a-mac-account-from-pop-to-imap/comment-page-1/#comment-26950 Mick G. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:01:32 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/05/switching-a-mac-account-from-pop-to-imap/#comment-26950 It's probably undocumented, but you can have it both ways too. On my desktop, I run both Eudora and Mail with Eudora configued as a POP mailer and Mail set up with dot mac as IMAP. Additionally, the laptop is using Mail as a POP mailer for the same account. Both POP mail accounts leave the mail on the server for a week before deletion. Both POP mailers are essentially set up for manual deletes from each too, so I can pick and choose the mail I'd like to leave on for the other. I use the IMAP primarily for checking out html mail that displays poorly in Eudora or because a lot of applications still open Mail when I'm sending a link or clicking on one. At this stage, I have no need for longterm storage of mail on the server, but if I did, I'm sure that I could find solutions for that too. Anyway, I discovered that my dotmac account could be accessed by both POP and IMAP mailers purely by accident and just wondered if anyone else realized this. cheers, Mick It’s probably undocumented, but you can have it both ways too.

On my desktop, I run both Eudora and Mail with Eudora configued as a POP mailer and Mail set up with dot mac as IMAP. Additionally, the laptop is using Mail as a POP mailer for the same account. Both POP mail accounts leave the mail on the server for a week before deletion. Both POP mailers are essentially set up for manual deletes from each too, so I can pick and choose the mail I’d like to leave on for the other. I use the IMAP primarily for checking out html mail that displays poorly in Eudora or because a lot of applications still open Mail when I’m sending a link or clicking on one. At this stage, I have no need for longterm storage of mail on the server, but if I did, I’m sure that I could find solutions for that too.

Anyway, I discovered that my dotmac account could be accessed by both POP and IMAP mailers purely by accident and just wondered if anyone else realized this.

cheers,

Mick

]]> By: The Plaid Cow http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/05/switching-a-mac-account-from-pop-to-imap/comment-page-1/#comment-26742 The Plaid Cow Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:42:11 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/05/switching-a-mac-account-from-pop-to-imap/#comment-26742 Excellent advice I wish I would have had before attempting the switch a while back. Luckily, I was trying it on a fairly new machine and could just copy over my backup again. Excellent advice I wish I would have had before attempting the switch a while back. Luckily, I was trying it on a fairly new machine and could just copy over my backup again.

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