[X4U] convert POP to IMAP

[riteme]

hey - my question wasn't about which was better, etc - i have a few  
POP accounts  - was asking specifically about moving folders,  
converting to IMAP ..... thanks, eric



On Oct 7, 2008, at 4:55 AM, Christopher Collins wrote:

> I've sat by during this whole POP-IMAP debate and wondered what the  
> heck you people are going on about.
>
> It is not an either/or decision. You don't have to choose either  
> type and apply it to all your mail accounts.
>
> I have 16 mail accounts over 4 servers.
>
> MobileMe and the three master accounts at each server are IMAP. They  
> can then all be synced to my iPhone and whatever happens on the  
> iPhone is reflected on the server. Delete an email on the iPhone and  
> it is deleted off the server.
>
> The other 12 accounts are all POP. Why? Because I don't need them to  
> be synced to the iPhone. They are only wanted to be on one machine,  
> and as they are basically all mailing lists, I don't need to keep  
> copies on the server.
>
> Is there any difference between the accounts in usage?
>
> Only the delay on the IMAP accounts while the server is read.
>
> Otherwise they are all identical. Mail rules, archive storage and  
> attachments.
>
> Choose the type that suits you and is required by your usage of your  
> account.
>
> If POP is the best way to achieve what you want to achieve on that  
> account, then use POP.
>
> If IMAP is a better answer for that account and the usage you want,  
> then choose IMAP for that account.
>
> Simple really.
>
> Regards,
>
> cjc
>
>
> On 07/10/2008, at 10:19 PM, riteme wrote:
>
>> hello - I've been following the "can apple's mail  pick up gmail  
>> thread" which actually convinced me to change my dot mac account  
>> from POP to IMAP. reason being I have an iphone and want it all to  
>> be in sync with messages read.
>>
>> My concern is of course not to mess things up .... my question is  
>> what to do with all the folders i use - 7 years of email all filed  
>> into nested hierarchal folders.
>> -I'm under the impression i can simply drag these folders into the  
>> new imap account and they will migrate.
>> - or do i create new folders and then drag the messages?
>>
>> this also might be a good time however to archive folders i no  
>> longer use, ie old jobs, and prune this all down - on the other  
>> hand, if i migrate them they are backed up again.
>>
>> another question is rules. i assume they will simply work .....
>>
>> I've been reading various "how to" migrate and it seems fairly  
>> straightforward - is there anything in particular anyone's learned  
>> doing this that i should be aware of?
>>
>> as an aside, this might help someone else - as an interim step  i  
>> set up another gmail account and configured it to fetch my dot mac  
>> mail - then set THAT account up on my iphone.   this is pretty  
>> neat.   i mention it because if you have a POP account, it's a  
>> great way to seamlessly back up your email (skip the iphone step)   
>> as it goes to both accounts, dot mac and the gmail. (did i explain  
>> that clearly).
>>
>> thanks for the help, eric
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