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Old June 20th, 2007, 02:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.general
Landdogger
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Default Put email back on server and imap versus pop

On my new computer, I connected Outlook to my school email account. The
account is IMAP, but I was not able to select IMAP, only POP3.

After setting up the account, Outlook downloaded all of my mail onto the
computer, removing it from the server. Is there a way for me to put it back
on the server? How can I make it an IMAP account?

THANKS!
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Old June 20th, 2007, 02:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.general
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Default Put email back on server and imap versus pop

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:02:00 +0100, Landdogger wrote
(in article ):

On my new computer, I connected Outlook to my school email account. The
account is IMAP, but I was not able to select IMAP, only POP3.

After setting up the account, Outlook downloaded all of my mail onto the
computer, removing it from the server. Is there a way for me to put it back
on the server? How can I make it an IMAP account?


Hi there,

In Outlook 2003 go to "Tools" "Email Accounts" "Create new email account"
and choose the IMAP radio button. Set up the account correctly as IMAP.

You should then be able to drag & drop messages from your "personal folders"
to the IMAP server. I don't think you can drag & drop folders but must create
folders on the server, click on the corresponding folder on your PC, select
all & then drag & drop the lot to the folder on the mail server.

You can't change an existing POP3 account to IMAP. The only problem I can see
if if Outlook denies your attempt to create a new IMAP account with the same
server name & credentials as your existing POP3 account. In this case simply
delete the POP3 account.

Stroller.

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Old June 20th, 2007, 02:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.general
Diane Poremsky
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Default Put email back on server and imap versus pop

pop only downloads the inbox, so all the folders previously created will
still be there.... so just drag and drop. Outlook won't fuss about an
identical imap account, but I would delete the pop account first so it
doesn't keep redownloading the mail. The PST holding the messages won't be
deleted just because you delete the acct.



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On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:02:00 +0100, Landdogger wrote
(in article ):

On my new computer, I connected Outlook to my school email account. The
account is IMAP, but I was not able to select IMAP, only POP3.

After setting up the account, Outlook downloaded all of my mail onto the
computer, removing it from the server. Is there a way for me to put it
back
on the server? How can I make it an IMAP account?


Hi there,

In Outlook 2003 go to "Tools" "Email Accounts" "Create new email
account"
and choose the IMAP radio button. Set up the account correctly as IMAP.

You should then be able to drag & drop messages from your "personal
folders"
to the IMAP server. I don't think you can drag & drop folders but must
create
folders on the server, click on the corresponding folder on your PC,
select
all & then drag & drop the lot to the folder on the mail server.

You can't change an existing POP3 account to IMAP. The only problem I can
see
if if Outlook denies your attempt to create a new IMAP account with the
same
server name & credentials as your existing POP3 account. In this case
simply
delete the POP3 account.

Stroller.

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Old June 21st, 2007, 12:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.general
Brian Tillman
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Default Put email back on server and imap versus pop

Landdogger wrote:

On my new computer, I connected Outlook to my school email account.
The account is IMAP, but I was not able to select IMAP, only POP3.


What version of Outlook?

After setting up the account, Outlook downloaded all of my mail onto
the computer, removing it from the server. Is there a way for me to
put it back on the server? How can I make it an IMAP account?


Not with a POP account. POP is one-way. If you can change to an IMAP
account (but us saying whether you can or not depends partly on knowing your
Outlook version), then you can.
--
Brian Tillman

 




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