Converting to IMAP from Pop for average user

[chillybilly]

Can anyone help me with simple instructions on changing email from POP to IMAP? Using both Outlook and Thunderbird? Thanks in advance. I just need it to be as simple as possible.

 

[Zhenyapan]

Protocol	Security Setting	Port Number(s)
SMTP (sending mail)	Encrypted - TLS/STARTTLS	465/587
SMTP (sending mail)	Encrypted - SSL	465/587
SMTP (sending mail)	Unencrypted	25* (or 26)
POP3 (receiving mail)	Encrypted - TLS	995
POP3 (receiving mail)	Encrypted - SSL	995
POP3 (receiving mail)	Unencrypted	110
IMAP (receiving mail)	Encrypted - TLS	993
IMAP (receiving mail)	Encrypted - SSL	993
IMAP (receiving mail)	Unencrypted	143

 

[Richard G]

changing email from POP to IMAP? Using both Outlook

In Thunderbird it's easy.
Just create the same account but as IMAP. After that, move all mails from the pop3 inbox to the imap inbox and other boxes as far as needed and then you're done and can delete the pop3 account.

In Outlook you have a problem, because Outlook does not allow the same account to be created in both pop3 and imap.
Best is to first backup the pop3 mails from outlook some way. Either export or use a program like Mailstore Home to make a backup of the pop3 account and all folders needed.

Then delete the pop3 account in Outlook, create the same account with IMAP again and then restore all mails to all folders as needed.

I really don't understand why Microsoft always must be less compatible and does not allow the same account to be active in pop3 and imap like Thunderbird does, which makes switching a lot easier.

 

[chillybilly]

In Thunderbird it's easy.
Just create the same account but as IMAP. After that, move all mails from the pop3 inbox to the imap inbox and other boxes as far as needed and then you're done and can delete the pop3 account.

In Outlook you have a problem, because Outlook does not allow the same account to be created in both pop3 and imap.
Best is to first backup the pop3 mails from outlook some way. Either export or use a program like Mailstore Home to make a backup of the pop3 account and all folders needed.

Then delete the pop3 account in Outlook, create the same account with IMAP again and then restore all mails to all folders as needed.

I really don't understand why Microsoft always must be less compatible and does not allow the same account to be active in pop3 and imap like Thunderbird does, which makes switching a lot easier.

Do I need to do anything in the DirectAdmin Control Panel correct? Or Roundcube? Just in either T-Bird or Outlook? Do I need to make the domain https?

 

[johannes]

Do I need to do anything in the DirectAdmin Control Panel correct? Or Roundcube? Just in either T-Bird or Outlook? Do I need to make the domain https?

No, nothing to do in Directadmin or Roundcube. Only change accounttype (make it new) in your local mailclient.
Domain (https) doesnt need SSL for mail, but mail need SSL for encrypted mail (look at the ports list from Zhenyapan)

 

[ikkeben]

Take care of backup and restore ( if/from outlook and co) before, otherwise all old mails and more are gone.

If users don't "clean" their mail in imap account take care of limits , and it will become very slow in mailclients!