POP3 to IMAP

J_B

'Our Kid' uses Office (365) outlook on his W10PC

Always used pop3 ... ain't broke don't fix

Also used the gmail app, which now won't work with pop3 as his ISP has 'upgraded' (broken) something

Disregarding the phone, if he swaps MS Outlook to IMAP ...

a) how to do it

b) will he loose any info

Any pointers?

sausage_time

You will need to know your ISP IMAP server details.  In Outlook the settings are described here.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/imap-account-basic-settings-0a3f843d-d858-4527-ba0c-b57aeb83bf4e

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/how-do-i-set-up-an-imap-account-7af3289c-3a33-46ab-bf51-93f2d095455f

Gmail app will let you connect to an IMAP server too.

J_B

sausage_time said:

You will need to know your ISP IMAP server details.  In Outlook the settings are described here.

Thanks

The 'really helpful ISP' said ... 

<<Suggest using imap for phones (faster). Read all the info with settings as its easy to get it right & wrong.by skipping some of the detail. Support link below

https://www.farming-online.co.uk/support >>

But, the link doesn't give the server details!

Don't want to lose any of the current info - will he?

Neil_Jones

POP3 downloads to the computer/client and then optionally removes it from the server immediately or a few days later.  The default tends to be the former, though if you're just changing server settings it should retain what's there.

IMAP is effectively a mirror of what's on the server (with folders) so rather than downloading messages and handling them locally if you delete something it is gone.

The server details are on the link you provided - click settings at the top and pick your domain.

J_B

Neil_Jones said:

POP3 downloads to the computer/client and then optionally removes it from the server immediately or a few days later.  The default tends to be the former, though if you're just changing server settings it should retain what's there.

He has it set to 'keep on the server for 14 days'

IMAP is effectively a mirror of what's on the server (with folders) so rather than downloading messages and handling them locally if you delete something it is gone.

I understand that

The server details are on the link you provided - click settings at the top and pick your domain.

Ah - that's well hidden!

Many thanks

J_B

Do you think I ought to just go into his outlook program and alter the settings from pop3 to IMAP or isn't it that simple?

sausage_time

Yes, that should work.   

You may want to consider the Outlook app on his phone too (versus the gmail app).  It's rather decent I think.