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change vip.163 POP3 account to IMAP for synced iPhone usage
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Post  Posted: Nov 03, 2009 - 10:57 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Post subject: change vip.163 POP3 account to IMAP for synced iPhone usage
I have a running vip.163 POP3 account.

I have all mails already downloaded to my Mac with mail.app.

I have left a copy of the mails on the server.

I have backups of my main hard drive including my mail.app library.

My mails are sorted into a folder structure within mail.app.


What would be the best way, to switch this account from POP3 to IMAP?


I want to be able, to receive/ organize/ answer/ delete mails on my computer or on the iPhone and sync these mails to either device.

I realize, the iPhone does not support a folder structure similar to the desktop app.
Therefore I want to have synced definitely:

1) mails to be deleted on the server, the iPhone and my desktop, when deleting them from either the Mac or the iPhone,
2) mails, I sent to any person to be synced into the "sent mail folder" of all sources.


I can sort the mails into their appropriate folder on my computer and do not want this to interfere with the syncing of the 3 sources.
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Post  Posted: Nov 03, 2009 - 05:46 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Delete the account on the device you've setup, and add it again as IMAP.

Whats the issue?

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Post  Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 09:42 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Thanks for the feedback Lawrence.
I have my mail archive on the mac within mail.app.

Some mails where not received, I see in the web portal of vip.163.
I want to safely switch from POP3 to IMAP without loosing these mails and without having to receive all mails again from the server.
I am not familiar with the technical background.

Which steps should I do?

I have read so far, to disable (not delete) the existing POP3 account in mail.app and create a new IMAP account within mail.app. Is this correct?

How do I create a new IMAP account within mail.app? I only have the server information for the POP3 account.
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