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Convert POP3 to IMAP

arjayvico.22
arjayvico.22
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Hi,

We have a POP3 account that was registered in Outlook and would like to access the POP3 emails on all devices that we have using Thunderbird. I figured that it's not possible to do that since POP3 doesn't work that way and this is only possible if you're using IMAP.

Since it's important for us to access the old POP3 emails on all of our devices, these are my questions:

1. Is there a way to convert POP3 account to IMAP in Thunderbird and automatically see those old POP3 emails in a newly created IMAP account?

2. If not, how can we access the old POP3 emails in a newly created IMAP account? Note that the IMAP account that we'd like to use is the same email address we have on our POP3 account.

3. Would we be able to see the folders, filters, sent, trash, etc. once we convert the POP3 account into IMAP using Thunderbird? If not, is there a way to see all of them on all of our devices in Thunderbird?

I'd appreciate anyone's answers to these questions.

Hi, We have a POP3 account that was registered in Outlook and would like to access the POP3 emails on all devices that we have using Thunderbird. I figured that it's not possible to do that since POP3 doesn't work that way and this is only possible if you're using IMAP. Since it's important for us to access the old POP3 emails on all of our devices, these are my questions: 1. Is there a way to convert POP3 account to IMAP in Thunderbird and automatically see those old POP3 emails in a newly created IMAP account? 2. If not, how can we access the old POP3 emails in a newly created IMAP account? Note that the IMAP account that we'd like to use is the same email address we have on our POP3 account. 3. Would we be able to see the folders, filters, sent, trash, etc. once we convert the POP3 account into IMAP using Thunderbird? If not, is there a way to see all of them on all of our devices in Thunderbird? I'd appreciate anyone's answers to these questions.

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День сумо
День сумо
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Hello there arjayvico. We have read your message We try to help you.


You can read this document and try to change you’re pop account into imap. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Convert_a_POP_account_to_a_IMAP_account


https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switch-pop-imap-account


Greetings Firefox volunteer.

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