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Set Up Your Existing Email Address

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In Account setup. Get response "Incoming server already exists" What do I do with this?

In Account setup. Get response "Incoming server already exists" What do I do with this?

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Perhaps try accessing the existing account in account settings and fixing the settings if they are not working instead of trying to add it again.

The error is there to prevent adding duplicate accounts, as folk appear to think fixing is about adding it again.