IMAP or no?

Hi All
So, clearly IMAP seems the way to go with mail accounts & the iphone - quick question though, how long do emails stay on the server if you delete one on your iPhone accidentally? Is there a setting about this?
If I want to change my POP3 accounts to IMAP, is that straight forward enough?
Thanks

Allan answered it correctly, instantly, with one important note. It moves the message to the deleted items folder instantly, but may not empty the deleted items folder instantly.
Your mail server, your iphone and your mail client on your mac or PC (e.g., Outlook, Vista Mail, Mac Mail, Entourage) all have settings to control how long mail remains in the deleted items folder. I have mine set to remain there forever on my iphone (go to settings on iphone > mail, contacts & calendar > click on IMAP mail account > scroll down & click on advanced > then set Deleted Messages, Remove Never. My server is also set to keep them forever. Entourage on my Mac is set to delete whenever I close Entourage (Tools > Accounts > Double click IMAP account > click on Advanced tab > check "Purge Deleted Items folder on quit", check "Purge all messages".

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Emails from camera roll saved to wrong folder -- IMAP Path Prefix Problem

I think there's a problem with the behaviour of the way picture emails are saved when you have an IMAP Path Prefix.
I have an IMAP Path Prefix of "INBOX"... i.e. my sent folder is Inbox/Sent. Any plaintext emails I send from the email application from the iPhone are correctly saved to that folder and I can see them in that folder immediately via the iPhone's interface.
When I navigate to the camera roll or photo album and send a picture email to somebody, and use the iPhone to go view the sent folder, they never appear in the sent folder. For a while I thought they weren't being saved at all, but I just discovered from my home PC that the camera roll app is indeed saving them somewhere: in Inbox/Inbox/Sent.
That's right--I now have a new Inbox folder inside my Inbox folder, with just a Drafts and Sent folder. Drafts is Empty, Sent has all the picture emails I've ever sent with the iPhone.
Bug? I think so... Emails emanating from the camera app are taking the IMAP Path Prefix twice instead of once, and then creating that Path Prefix folder if it doesn't already exist.
Anybody else with an IMAP Path Prefix experiencing this with picture emails from the camera roll?
Thanks,
Andi
Windows XP Pro

Ahhh interesting to find someone else with the same problem! It definitely happens when you send a photo message. My mac mail it shows my Inbox with a new nested sent items folder. I am using fusemail and the iPhone seriously messes with the folder structure. All sent items folders vanished for some reason on the mail server (but not in mac mail oddly) and I had to call technical support to make them reappear. I think this happened when I altered the Settings, Mail, Advanced settings, Mail box behaviour folders after having this problem with sent photo messages.
Now fusemail's webserver shows TWO Inboxes, one nested inside the other, and a "Sent Items" folder within the "new" inboxes.
Totally strange. I think there is a bug or two in the iPhone's IMAP software. Hoping for a bug fix soon, but until then perhaps a good work around might be to set the iPhone to store sent messages locally?

Massive IMAP problem, multiple iPhones - constant spinning wheel

A friend has had problems using email on his iPhone since he got it, and now after a couple of months of no problems, mine has started doing the same thing.
The problem started for him on a UK 1.1.2 firmware iPhone with an IMAP account. If you start from scratch, manually setup an IMAP account, it will connect and get your messages. However later, you will find that the iPhone email program is constantly showing the spinning wheel at the top of the screen (showing activity), not the symbol at the bottom of the screen. Worse, the battery rapidly runs down (because it is doing constant data transfers), and worse new emails do not reliably get through. This happens whether you are using GPRS, EDGE, or WiFi (does not make a difference). This problem still happens with 1.1.3 firmware. There is so much data transfer happening (or trying to happen) that the phone actually gets quite warm.
This week after a couple of months of owning my own iPhone with 1.1.3 firmware has also started doing the same thing. My main IMAP account is on a totally different server, running a different server application to my friends. However it also seems to happen with GMail accounts (using IMAP).
I am currently at home and I can see my WiFi (AirPort Extreme) base-station showing lots of activity and I know that no other WiFi devices are active so it is purely the iPhone. Turning off the email account stops the problem (and I can then see the WiFi activity stop as well) but that is hardly a solution. Also setting it to manual polling for email helps but again is not a proper solution. It is so bad that sending emails is very difficult as well.
Even though at the iPhone end nothing seems to be coming through, one can see the iPhone as a connected user at the server end (I have access to the servers, obviously not for Gmail though).
My friend has swapped his phone four times at the Apple Store and still has the problem, and as I said mine has started as well. Turning off and on does not help, resetting network settings does not help.
Apple Mail on a Mac (running both Leopard and Tiger), and other IMAP clients have no problems with the same IMAP accounts (for both of us).
Other Internet access like Web, Stock Widget, Weather Widget, even the iTunes WiFi store work fine. It is just email that is broken.

Pdobry wrote:
The problem is that Mail app in iPhone is trying to download message headers via FETCH command and does not handle properly response from IMAP server which does not support partial download of email headers. It starts asking for the headers in the infinite loop which quickly drains out the battery
More recent testing by myself reveals it is getting stuck on some messages when doing the 'message peek' to get the summary of an email. It gets the subjects fine (as the first pass) but then gets stuck on some emails when doing the second pass to get the summary. Apple Mail on a Mac does not (as far as I am aware) do a message peek so does not have this problem.
The two different makes of server I have seen this problem with do support this message peek command in that at least some of the time it is working with the iPhone.
I was able to get a debug level log which shows entries like this
\[02/Apr/2008 23:56:17\]\[48699904\] {imaps} Peek FETCH executed on message 0000ba58 in folder [email protected]/INBOX
\[02/Apr/2008 23:56:17\]\[48699904\] {imaps} Sent 1 fetch responses
\[02/Apr/2008 23:56:18\]\[48699904\] {imaps} Command 293 UID FETCH 47704 BODY.PEEK\[2.HEADER\]<1177.15207>
\[02/Apr/2008 23:56:18\]\[48699904\] {imaps} Peek FETCH executed on message 0000ba58 in folder [email protected]/INBOX
\[02/Apr/2008 23:56:18\]\[48699904\] {imaps} Sent 1 fetch responses
\[02/Apr/2008 23:56:18\]\[48699904\] {imaps} Command 294 UID FETCH 47704 BODY.PEEK\[2.HEADER\]<1177.15207>
The above shows two repetitions but it keeps on (and on, and on). Other occasions show this does work for other messages. If I deliberately arrange to get the iPhone to connect to get the latest messages I can see it get stuck on a particular message, and then even if I turn it off and back on and reconnect it will get stuck on the same message. If repeated on a later date then the contents of the inbox will have changed and the message it gets stuck on will be different.
As it seems to be linked to specific messages it was not a surprise that when this is tried on a practically empty email account the problem does not occur.
This has happened with multiple different makes of mail server (well at least two), multiple email accounts, multiple users, and multiple different iPhones (one person had his swapped four times). It does not happen with 'ordinary' IMAP client software, only with the iPhone.
Even if one for arguments sake assumes the mail server is at fault and is sending the iPhone garbage, the iPhone should only try a single specific email a maximum number of times (for example five), and then give up. This would prevent it draining the battery so fast and trying to cook itself (by constantly running its transmitter).

I am locked out of IMAP for want of a password and I don't know what password is required.

I had an unauthorized attempt to login to my Gmail account which was blocked. Gmail wanted me to change my Google password, which I did. Gmail now works fine, but Thunderbird now asks for:
"Enter your password for -- [email protected]@imap.gmail.com:" to which I have
1. Put in the new password several times and gets rejected each time, and
2. I deleted the old password, as well as the new password, that Thunderbird recorded, several times (The only way to change a password saved by the password manager is to delete it, get prompted for the new password the next time it needs it, and then tell it again to save that password. You can delete the password using Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Passwords -> View Saved Passwords by selecting the password and then pressing the Remove button). I have been prompted for the new
password.
I keep getting the generated tiny reply at the bottom right of my screen" Thunderbird Alert from account [email protected]: Application specific password required: http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer=185833 (Failure).
This question is similar to the gentleman having problems in the Uk/Carribean, but Gmail did not generate me a new password, I did.
Any new suggestions welcome!

''""Enter your password for -- [email protected]@imap.gmail.com:"" ''
on imap & smtp servers:: Change user name from [email protected] to pvedxxxxx
Try another client. Perhaps [http://www.seamonkey-project.org SeaMonkey] (requires manual configuration of accounts).
Since this is IMAP your messages are stored on the server, so the following should not cause you to loose any e-mails. Try the following as a last resort.
Delete the account from Thunderbird and then add it; starting over from scratch.

Mail synch between iPhone iPad Mini using IMAP

This is a complex questions, so please bear with me.
Setup
I use Mac Mini desktop, iPhone and iPad. All less than 18 months old.
Mail is setup for IMAP
My mail is picked up from my ISP's server.
I use SpamSieve for spam, which puts spam in the spam folder "On My Mac"
On my iPhone settings are:
     Advanced Settings for Mail,
          Draft Mailbox > Drafts
          Sent Mailbox > Sent Messages > on server
          Incoming Settings: IMAP Pathe Prefix INBOX
Issues/Questions
Mail incoming shows up on all the devices, but when I send mail from iPhone or iPad, it doesn’t show up in sent folder in desktop
When I try and delete mail from the trash, I often get the message: "can't delete mail xxxx file is missing."
My list of accounts on the left pane have folders from my server, such as ".mailboxlist, .openwebmail, which I would like to see disappear.
The On My Mac section on the left has 12 folders like: "Sent Messages (sender accountname)" I don't know where these came from, but nothing is more current than July.
I really do not grok the logic of how these settings should be handled for multiple devices and I haven't seen any comprehensive explanations on the net.
Mail seems to not pick up mail for extended periods sometimes and I have to close and restart for it to do so. The refresh mail button doesn't work until I do so.
I am too often rebuilding mailboxes, which seems to help.
Any help, explanations, suggestions would be appreciated by me and probably thousands of others.
Thanks.

Apparently you must be very narrow minded. I don't want to develop an e-mail client from the scratch.
I would implement the sync the following way.
Assuming I use POP3 on both my iPhone and my MacBook. On my iPhone mail client I am downloading e-mails and reading them from time to time and replying. There is an ended set of what you actions you can do with your e-mails. Every e-mail has a unique ID / fingerprint - you can recognize it with 100% accuracy. I'm also downloading e-mails on my MacBook mac mail and performe the same ended set of actions on this e-mails. So the system architecture should be as follows:
1. MacBook mail client queues all the actions I have performed with my e-mails on my MacBook.
2. iPhone mail client does the same - creates a queues with actions I have performed on my iPhone.
3. If I have the syncing turned on on both of my devices and I'm logged in on both of them with the same Apple ID both devices process the queues to my iCloud, compare it and update status of my e-mails according to the actions in each queue.
So I will rather wait until Apple will do this simple solution.

What is POP, POP3, and IMAP When I Setup My Email Account in the HP ePrint App?

I have done as much research as I can do in regards to setting up the HP ePrint App Email Accounts. If you do not see your email information listed here, feel free to post it below or contact your internet service provider, phone or email company, or whomever else that might know this. I am certain there are many more that could be added but this is a rather extensive list. I hope you find what you need to finish setting up your email applications.
I have noticed information differs from website to website but as I have learned over time, with domain masking and companies buying out other companies, I just researched all the information I could find and that way if one of the hostnames or ports don’t work, then you can continue to view further into this page to see if that information is the same. At that point, if you can’t find what you need here, I would say you have done all that you can do before contacting the appropriate support team for your email information.
Most of the links are active and the ones listed below should send you directly the pages I pulled this information from but only a few of them were from the actual support sites themselves (Apple support was vague, as well as Microsoft, Macintosh, and commonly used ISPs). Save yourself some time by searching here first. I hope you find what you need in this one-stop-shop and if you get an email address not listed here please post it below and I will add it to this original document.
Lastly, as this information is from forum-based and other unofficial websites, I would like to add that this is a copy/paste/edit-for-easy-reading document I created in my spare time. This is a very long document so I do recommend using the search and find quick keys to search for the email you need but the top part of this has definitions as to what servers, ports, and hostnames are and the basic setup in case you need to know what these options are used for and what they mean.
Below are the most common settings needed to set up most POP3/IMAP Email Clients or Devices:
The following information below can be found at http://www.swestcom.com/Support/q4.htm
“What is POP3?
Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client. POP3 allows you to download email messages on your local computer and read them even when you are offline."
"What is IMAP?
The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a mail protocol used for accessing email on a remote web server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 are the two most commonly used Internet mail protocols for retrieving emails. Both protocols are supported by all modern email clients and web servers."
"Main difference between IMAP and POP3:
The POP3 protocol assumes that there is only one client connected to the mailbox. In contrast, the IMAP protocol allows simultaneous access by multiple clients. IMAP is suitable for you if your mailbox is about to be managed by multiple users."
"What is SMTP?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the standard protocol for sending emails across the Internet. SMTP uses TCP port 25 or 2525 and sometimes you can have problems to send your messages in case your ISP has closed port 25 (How to check if port 25 is open?). To determine the SMTP server for a given domain name, the MX (Mail eXchange) should have more information."
"When setting up:
POP - choose POP and the incoming server port will default to 110
IMAP - choose IMAP and the incoming server port will default to 143
All other settings are the same.
Username = [email protected]
Password = the password you set up when you configured your mail box
Incoming Mail Server = mail.yourdomain.com
Outgoing Mail Server= smtp.yourdomain.com
Outgoing Server Requires Authentication (typically found in advanced options or settings)
Do NOT check "Log on Using Secure Password Authentication"
Use the same Username and Password as Incoming or select "Use Same Settings as Incoming"
Outgoing Server Port= 2525 or 587This is subject to change based on the individual preferences of your ISP"
Note - Substitute your actual domain name for "yourdomain.com" and substitute the first part of your email address for "user."
Email Ports
For networks, a port means an endpoint to a logical connection. The port number identifies what type of port it is. Here are the default email ports for:
POP3 - port 110
IMAP - port 143
SMTP - port 25
HTTP - port 80
Secure SMTP (SSMTP) - port 465
Secure IMAP (IMAP4-SSL) - port 585
IMAP4 over SSL (IMAPS) - port 993
Secure POP3 (SSL-POP) - port 995.
For Mozilla, Outlook, Windows mail, Windows Live, Outlook 2003-2010, Entourage for Mac OS, and Mail for Mac OS follow this link: http://help.outlook.com/en-ca/140/cc875899.aspx    (this website has not been looked over for validation but may assist in other leads towards the right direction)
Have you ever wished you could use your AOL email account with something else, something more powerful, something more convenient than AOL, something like Outlook, Windows Mail, Outlook Express, or The Bat!? Thanks to the wonders of IMAP, you can.
If you set up your AOL email account in any email client capable of IMAP, you can receive and send messages easily. Even the AOL folders — Spam, Saved, Sent Items and your Trash will be there automatically. Of course, you can also use POP to fetch incoming mail in an uncomplicated fashion.
For instructions on how to assist you with this you can also follow this link: http://email.about.com/od/aoltips/qt/Access_an_AOL_Email_Account_with_any_POP_IMAP_Email_Program.htm
Set Up POP or IMAP E-Mail on an Android G1 How do I set up POP or IMAP E-Mail on an Android Device?
From the home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account > Manual setup.
On the Incoming settings screen, in the Protocol drop-down menu, select IMAP or POP3. We suggest you select IMAP because it supports more features.
In the Email address and Username text boxes, enter your full e-mail address, for example [email protected], and then select Next. Your user name is the same as your e-mail address.
In the Password text box, enter your password.
In the IMAP server or POP3 server text box, enter your IMAP or POP server name. For information about how to look up the server settings you need to complete this step and other steps in this procedure, see “How do I find the server settings” later in this topic.
In the Security type drop-down menu and Server port text boxes, specify the POP or IMAP settings that you looked up in step 5, and then tap Next. Your e-mail application will check your IMAP or POP settings.
On the Outgoing server settings screen, the Login required option should be selected for you, and the Username and Password text boxes should be filled in.
In the SMTP server text box, enter the SMTP server name you looked up in step 5.
In the Security type drop down menu and Server port text box, specify the SMTP settings that you located in step 5, and click Next.
In the Account name, text box, enter a name for your account (for example “Office 365 email” or “Work email”). In the Your name text box, enter the name you want displayed when you send e-mail to others (for example “Tony Smith”), and then select Finish Setup.
What else do I need to know?
If your e-mail account is the type that requires registration, you must register it the first time you sign in to Outlook Web App. Connecting to your e-mail account through a mobile phone will fail if you haven't registered your account through Outlook Web App. After you sign in to your account, sign out. Then try to connect using your mobile phone. For more information about how to sign in to your account using Outlook Web App, see How to Sign In to Your E-Mail Using a Web Browser. If you have trouble signing in, see FAQs: Sign-in and Password Issues or contact the person who manages your e-mail account.
Information below provided by: http://www.defcon-5.com/support/index.cfm?docid=95
Yahoo:
POP3: pop.mail.yahoo.com Port 995
SMTP: smtp.mail.yahoo.com Port 465
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: YES
User name must not include the @yahoo.com
GMail:
POP3: pop.gmail.com Port 995
SMTP: smtp.gmail.com Port 465
ESTMP should be enabled
SSL: YES
AOL:
IMAP: imap.aol.com Port 143
SMTP: smtp.aol.com
SSL: NO
ATT World Net:
POP3: ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net Port 995
SMTP: imailhost.worldnet.att.net Port 465
SSL REQUIRED for Incoming and Outgoing
Cox:
NOTE: With Cox you can only use their SMTP servers while on their network.
Central
POP3: pop.central.cox.net
SMTP: smtp.central.cox.net
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
East Cost
POP3: pop.east.cox.net
SMTP: smtp.east.cox.net
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
West Cost
POP3: pop.west.cox.net
SMTP: smtp.west.cox.net
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
Comcast:
POP3: pop3.comcast.net Port 110
SMTP: smtp.comcast.net Port 587
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must NOT include @comcast.net
Comcast SMART ZONE:
POP3: sz-pop.mail.comcast.net Port 995
SMTP: smtp.compcast.net Port 587
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must NOT include @comcast.net
Earthlink:
POP3: pop.earthlink.net Port 110
SMTP: smtpauth.earthlink.net Port 587
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must include @earthlink.net
Hughes Net:
POP3: mail.hughes.net Port 110
SMTP: smtp.hughest.net Port 25
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must include @hughes.net
Metrocast:
POP3: pop.va.metrocast.net Port 110
SMTP: smtp.va.metrocast.net Port 25
ESMTP should NOT be enabled
User name MUST be full email address
SSL: NO
MSN:
POP3: pop 3 . live. com port #995.
SMTP: smtp.live. com port #25
SSL: YES
ESMTP: should be enabled
User name must have the full email address
NetZero:
POP3: pop.netzero.com Port 110
SMTP: smtpauth.netzero.com Port 25
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must include @netzero.com
Verizon:
POP3: incoming.verizon.net Port 110
SMTP: outgoing.verizon.net Port 25
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
The following information is according to a forum comment at the bottom of this webpage concerning HOTMAIL and mail server settings:
“As other web based email services, Hotmail is using the HTTP protocol for connecting you to your mailbox. If you want to send and receive Hotmail emails using an email client software, then your software must support Hotmail HTTP access for your email account. Some email clients, such as Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook, offer builtin support for Hotmail accounts, so you only have to select HTTP when you are asked to select your email account type and select Hotmail as the HTTP Mail Service Provider.”
Mail Server Settings for Hotmail using the Microsoft Outlook Connector
If you are using Microsoft Outlook & the Outlook Connector, you can define your Hotmail account just like any regular POP3 email account:
Hotmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3 . live. com  (logon using Secure Password Authentification - SPA, mail server port: 995)
Hotmail Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) -smtp . live . com (SSL enabled, port 25)
Additional information from this website has not been confirmed or validated as of yet but it does include additional information or perhaps corrected information. If the above steps do not fix the problem with setting up an email account for the HP Apps then read on:
Yahoo! Mail Settings
Yahoo Mail offers standard POP3 access for receiving emails incoming through your Yahoo mailbox, by using your favorite email client software. To setup your email client for working with your Yahoo account, you need to select the POP3 protocol and use the following mail server settings:
Yahoo Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.yahoo.com (port 110)
Yahoo Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.mail.yahoo.com (port 25)
POP Yahoo! Mail Plus email server settings
Yahoo Plus Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 995)
Yahoo Plus Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 465, use authentication)
· Google GMail Settings
The Google GMail service offers email client access for retrieving and sending emails through your Gmail account. However, for security reasons, GMail uses POP3 over an SSL connection, so make sure your email client supports encrypted SSL connections.
Google Gmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 995)
Outgoing Mail Server - use the SMTP mail server address provided by your local ISP or smtp.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 465)
MSN Mail Settings
The MSN email service allows you to use the MSN POP3 and SMTP servers to access your MSN mailbox.
MSN Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.email.msn.com (port 110, using Secure Password Authentication - SPA)
MSN Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.email.msn.com (select "My outgoing server requires authentication")
Lycos Mail Settings
The Lycos Mail Plus service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Lycos mailbox.
Lycos Mail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.lycos.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.mail.lycos.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server
AOL Mail Settings
The AOL email service is a web based system, designed for managing your AOL mailbox via HTTP IMAP access. Unlike Hotmail, you can use any email client to access your AOL mailbox, as long as it supports the IMAP protocol.
AOL Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) - imap.aol.com (port 143)
AOL Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.aol.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Mail.com Mail Settings
The Mail.com email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Mail.com mailbox.
Mail.com Mail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop1.mail.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Netscape Internet Service Mail Settings
The Netscape e-mail system is web-based, which means you can access their e-mail from any Internet connection. Netscape Internet Service also supports AOL® Communicator, Microsoft® Outlook, Microsoft® Outlook Express, and other POP3 e-mail software. The outgoing mail server needs SSL support, so make sure your email client software supports SSL connections over the SMTP protocol.
Netscape Internet Service Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.3.isp.netscape.com (port 110)
Netscape Internet Service Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.isp.netscape.com (port 25, using a secure SSL connection)
Tiscali Mail Settings
The Tiscali email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Tiscali mailbox.
Tiscali Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.tiscali.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Freeserve Mail Settings
The Freeserve email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Freeserve mailbox.
Freeserve Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.freeserve.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Supanet Mail Settings
The Supanet email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Supanet mailbox.
Supanet Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.supanet.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail se
AT&T SMTP IMAP Server
smtp.att.yahoo.com
SSL Port 465
imap.att.yahoo.com
SSL Port 993
Iphone POP/IMAP Setup
Although I am sure it is out of scope for HP to assist with iPhone setup with mail, contact, calendars, etc so here is a PDF with pictures and a walkthrough from:
https://www.millikin.edu/it/services/HandH/Documents/iPhone%20IMAP%20POP%20Setup.pdf
This hyperlink seems inactive so you may have to copy and paste for a direct walkthrough of this comprehensive pdf.
Lastly if the above information is incorrect or does help, here is one last website to provide you with a complete list that I found located at att.com to assist their customers trying to setup emails in conjunctions with their apps.
Popular POP and IMAP e-mail providers and their incoming server names
http://www.wireless.att.com/support_static_files/KB/KB5892.html
SUBJECT:
Popular POP and IMAP e-mail providers and their incoming server names
What are the AT&T outgoing (SMTP) server names?
SYMPTOM:
ISP E-mail servers
E-mail
ADVISORY:
This information has been retrieved from the proper e-mail provider support pages. This is not an exhaustive list, please refer to your e-mail provider for additional information and compatibility.
FIX:
Outgoing Servers
AT&T outgoing SMTP server policy
Incoming Servers
Users must contact their e-mail service providers for server addresses not included in this list.
Incoming POP3 server uses default port of 110.
Incoming IMAP4 server uses default port of 143.
When using SSL (Secure Socket Layer):
The incoming POP3 port needs to be set to 995.
The incoming IMAP4 port needs to be set at 993.
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Incoming Server Address
Username
Port
1and1.com
POP: pop.1and1.com
IMAP4: imap.1and1.com
More information at 1and1.com Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
IMAP4: 143
Adelphia
mail.adelphia.net
username only
POP3: 110
Airmail.net (Internet America)
pop3.airmail.net
username only
Alltel.net
(See Windstream)
Ameritech (at&t Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
AOL (America Online)
Instructions and Disclaimer
username only
IMAP4: 143
AIM Mail
Instructions and Disclaimer
username only
IMAP4: 143
AT&T Broadband Internet (ATTBI)
mail.attbi.com
AT&T Worldnet
ipop.worldnet.att.net
-or-
ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net
Informational only:
AT&T WorldNet e-mail may not be accessible from any device e-mail client due to firewall restrictions implemented by AT&T WorldNet.
See alternatives for accessing AT&T WorldNet:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
full e-mail address
POP3: 995 uses SSL
Bell Atlantic (Verizon)
pop.bellatlantic.net
Bell South
mail.bellsouth.net
username only
Cable One
mail.cableone.net
More information at Cable One.
username only
Cablevision
mail.optonline.net
username only
Charter
pop.charter.net
username only
Clearwire
mail.clearwire.net
More information at Clearwire Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Comcast
mail.comcast.net
More information at Comcast Article.
username only
POP3: 110
ComNetcom.net (Earthlink)
pop.comnetcom.net
Compuserve Classic
pop.compuserve.com
Compuserve
imap.cs.com
username only
Concentric
pop3.concentric.net
Coqui (Puerto Rico)
pop.coqui.net
Covad
pop3.covad.net
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Cox Central
pop.central.cox.net
More information at Cox Article.
username only
POP3: 110
Cox East
pop.east.cox.net
More information at Cox Article.
username only
POP3: 110
Cox West
pop.west.cox.net
More information at Cox Article.
username only
POP3: 110
Cox Business
pop.coxmail.com
More information at Cox Business Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Earthlink
pop.earthlink.net
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Eudora
mail.speakeasy.net
Excite
pop3.excite.com - Requires "Premium/Gold" subscription for POP3 access. More information at Excite.com Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Flash (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Gmail (Google Mail)
Instructions and Disclaimer
full e-mail address
POP3: 995 uses SSL
Go Daddy.com
pop.secureserver.net
More information at Go Daddy.com Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Grande
mail.grandecom.net
More information at Grande Article.
username only
POP3: 110
GTE.net (Verizon)
mail.gte.net
Hughes Direcway
mail.hughes.net
More information at Hughes Direcway Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Ix.Netcom.com (Earthlink)
pop.ix.netcom.com
Insight Broadband
mail.insightbb.com (SSL must be enabled for remote access)
More information at Insight Broadband Article.
username only
Juno
POP3/IMAP4 is not available.
More information on support article.
Lightfirst (Avenew)
inmail.lightfirst.com
Mac.com (Apple Computer)
mail.mac.com
POP3 access will not work with "alias" accounts.
More information at Mac.com. Related articles 25275, 51729, and 86685.
username only
POP3: 110
IMAP4: 143
Mail.com
pop1.mail.com
POP3: 110
Mediacom
mail.mchsi.com
More information at Mediacom Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995 uses SSL
MEdia Net
POP3 access is currently not available to MEdia Net e-mail accounts. Please access MEdia Net e-mail through the device browser.
POP3: 110
Mindspring (Earthlink)
pop.mindspring.com
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
mMode
pop.mymmode.com
username only
POP3: 110
MSN
pop3.live.com
For subscribers that use (and pay for) MSN as their Internet Service Provider, MSN provides POP3 access to their e-mail. More information on configuring e-mail applications, see Microsoft Article 930008.
Alternatives for accessing MSN from a mobile device:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
MSN Hotmail
MSN Hotmail is a HTTP e-mail service so a POP3 server name is not offered by MSN Hotmail. While some 3rd party e-mail servers allow access to Hotmail accounts, this may put e-mail security at risk. AT&T will not house 3rd party e-mail server information.
Alternatives for accessing MSN Hotmail from a mobile device:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
NetAddress or Usa.net
pop.netaddress.com
POP3: 110
Network Solutions
mail.yourdomain.com
Network Solutions Support Page
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
NetZero (United Online)
pop.netzero.com
NetZero E-mail Support Page
username only
POP3: 110
Netscape
pop3.isp.netscape.com
Netscape E-mail Support Page
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
NVBell (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
OptOnline
mail.optonline.net
OptOnline Support Article
username only
PacBell (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
PeoplePC
mail.peoplepc.com
- or -
pop.peoplepc.com
PeoplePC Support Article
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Pipeline (Earthlink)
pop.pipeline.com
POP3: 110
Prodigy (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Qwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico
pop.albq.qwest.net
POP3: 110
Road Runner
pop-server.xxxx.com
"xxxx" equals the users e-mail domain, which can be in the region format ("cfl.rr" for Central Florida or "nyc.rr" for New York City) or simply "roadrunner". The domain can be found after the @ symbol in the e-mail address i.e. [email protected] or [email protected]
Road Runner Support Pages - Choose the appropriate region/state and select the Help menu to locate e-mail settings as they are different based on each region/state.
username only
POP3: 110
sbcglobal.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
snet.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Surewest
pop.surewest.net
More information at Surewest Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
swbell.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Verizon
incoming.verizon.net
username only
POP3: 110
Verizon (custom server)
pop.verizonemail.net
POP3: 110
Verizon (Yahoo! Mail)
incoming.yahoo.verizon.net
More information at Verizon Yahoo! Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
wans.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Websitepros
Server information varies on product.
Contact Information
Windstream
pop.windstream.net
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Yahoo!
pop.mail.yahoo.com - Requires a monthly subscription fee for POP3 access.
More information on support article.
See Alternatives for accessing Yahoo! E-mail:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
username only
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Yahoo Small Business
pop.bizmail.yahoo.com
"Forwarding" must be disabled and "POP access" must be enabled. Yahoo Small Business Support Page
SPAM/Bulk folders should be emptied if receiving errors occur.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
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How can I get my phone to set up a POP3 account instead of IMAP?

I use a premium Mail.com e-mail account and on my old 3GS, I had it set up as a POP3 account instead of IMAP. There used to be an option at the top when creating an e-mail account to choose POP or IMAP but this option is no longer present in the 4S.
I follow the same process as on the 3GS - choose 'Other' when adding a mail account and I then enter all the details. It was this screen on the 3GS that allowed me to choose the type, but not anymore. I then click 'Next' and the phone automatically configures my account and sets it up as IMAP. After the account has been set up, there doesn't seem to be a way to change it to a POP3 account, I have also tried that as well.
Having an IMAP account is a real pain because, even though I choose to save Drafts, Sent Messages and Deleted Items on the server, my iPhone still insists on creating new folders for these so I have multiple folders on my iPhone and then I end up with multiple folders on my web server as well, which looks a mess when I log in. I usually end up deleting these folders.
Does anyone know how I can make my iPhone set up a POP3 account instead of an IMAP? I cannot see why this should not be possible on a phone that claims to be as advanced as the 4S does...

Hotmail opens in a new window because the code or set of instructions on the MSN website tells Firefox to open Hotmail in a new window. I would suggest you right click on the Hotmail button and left click on "Open Link in New Tab". This will open a new tab in the current window.

Mail does not connect to IMAP or SMTP servers

For a month or more Mail has been unable to connect to my Yahoo mail account and is now unable to connect to Google's email servers. I can connect to both these accounts on my iPhone and with other email clients like Outlook or Mailbox so I'm reasonably certain the problem is with the Mail app itself. Checking the connection doctor gives this error message for the both the Yahoo and Google IMAP servers: "Trying to log in to this Yahoo/Google IMAP account failed. Verify that the username and password are correct." I copy and paste passwords from my password manager so I know they are correct. I'm running OS X 10.10.2 and Mail v. 8.2. Any suggestions?

This is what shows up in console: (maybe someone who can understand this can help us!)
15.05.09 16:38:26 Mail[1478] GET /internetservices/issupport/1_27a4cv2b6061/clientConfig.plist (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:100 (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=1), transactionState:5, txnId:2F42C0AC-8189-4309-B914-AB3759688961, auto-retries=2, manual-retries=0
15.05.09 16:38:26 Mail[1478] GET /internetservices/issupport/1_27a4cv2b6061/clientConfig.plist (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:100 (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=1), transactionState:5, txnId:DD2C955C-DAD7-4CAF-BFD7-79B75F6C93E0, auto-retries=2, manual-retries=0
15.05.09 16:38:27 Mail[1478] POST /Info.woa/wa/XMLRPC/accountInfo (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:100 (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=1), transactionState:5, txnId:D4B63982-058D-4AF4-ADBB-CF84E9DDE8EF, auto-retries=2, manual-retries=0
15.05.09 16:39:32 Mail[1485] GET /internetservices/issupport/1_27a4cv2b6061/clientConfig.plist (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:100 (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=1), transactionState:5, txnId:13DE143D-0FE5-443B-834E-253082F0E448, auto-retries=2, manual-retries=0
15.05.09 16:39:32 Mail[1485] GET /internetservices/issupport/1_27a4cv2b6061/clientConfig.plist (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:100 (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=1), transactionState:5, txnId:EAE08B1B-6DEE-459B-8903-0E4700B3087B, auto-retries=2, manual-retries=0
15.05.09 16:39:32 Mail[1485] POST /Info.woa/wa/XMLRPC/accountInfo (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:100 (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=1), transactionState:5, txnId:ABEB15F4-5650-4230-BDA8-ED1512B59443, auto-retries=2, manual-retries=0

Cannot send email ("IMAP" server?)

I got an iPhone 5c last week. Verizon set up my email accounts. I receive everything to my two cox.net mailboxes just fine on my new phone.
Whenever I attempt to send an email I get the following error message:
Cannot Send Mail - the user name or password for SMTP:(my email)@smtp.cox.net is incorrect.
Under "settings", it says the server is "IMAP." Just IMAP. No option to change or edit servers appears to exist, either.
Now, on my iPad, my incoming mail server is "pop.cox.net" and my outgoing server is smtp.cox.net. No issues there. Always has been - and thought it was on my phone, too.
I have deleted all of my mail accounts several times, and re-added them, only to have this "IMAP" server on my mail accounts, and appears to be what is preventing me from sending mail.

A new Mac comes with 90 days of free tech support from AppleCare.
AppleCare: 1-800-275-2273

Update after 2 months breaks my squirrelmail / imap authentication

Ok, updated after 2 months, normally expecting some issues, but nothing this bad.
Squirrelmail is used for remote hosts to access my server mail over internet.
This update broke authdaemon I think.
Here's output of authtest:
[root@cyclops log]# authtest mark pw(redacted)
ERR: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: No such file or directory
Authentication FAILED: No such file or directory
[root@cyclops log]#
Which is the same output as in my errors.log when a client tries to access imap.
How do I turn verbosity up to get more useful output?
EDIT: SOLVED
Forced REINSTALL of courier-authlib fixed it. WHY WOULD IT DO THAT?
That was part of the update I believe, but why would it bork the install on a basic update?
Last edited by 86turbodsl (2010-04-08 10:19:23)

Same problem here. For whatever reason, courier-impa is starting authdaemond and also stopping authdaemond directly after running the courier-processes in its init-script.
I hacked the script a bit, now it's working properly:
At the top, insert a line
AUTO_AUTHDAEMON="false"
Change the first if-clause to read:
if [ $AUTO_AUTHDAEMON == "true" ] ; then
and do the same for the second if-clause containing $AUTO_AUTHDAEMON.
That's it.
My complete init-script:
CI_DAEMONS=
AUTO_AUTHDAEMON="false"
[ -f /etc/conf.d/courier-imap ] && . /etc/conf.d/courier-imap
[ -z $AUTO_AUTHDAEMON_LAG ] && AUTO_AUTHDAEMON_LAG=2
. /etc/rc.conf
. /etc/rc.d/functions
case "$1" in
start)
if [ $AUTO_AUTHDAEMON == "true" ]; then
/etc/rc.d/authdaemond start
sleep ${AUTO_AUTHDAEMON_LAG}
fi
if [ ! -f /var/run/daemons/authdaemond ]; then
echo "ERROR: authdaemond is not running"
stat_fail
exit 1
fi
for daemon in $CI_DAEMONS; do
stat_busy "Starting Courier ${daemon}"
/usr/lib/courier-imap/${daemon}.rc start
if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
stat_fail
else
add_daemon $daemon
stat_done
fi
done
if [ $AUTO_AUTHDAEMON == "true" ]; then
/etc/rc.d/authdaemond stop
fi
stop)
for daemon in $CI_DAEMONS; do
stat_busy "Stopping Courier ${daemon}"
/usr/lib/courier-imap/$daemon.rc stop > /dev/null
if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
stat_fail
else
rm_daemon $daemon
stat_done
fi
done
restart)
$0 stop
sleep 1
$0 start
echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
esac
exit 0
Last edited by mauritzius (2010-04-12 14:52:21)

IMAP not working in IOS 8.1.1

IMAP email retrieval has stopped working with this release of IOS..
It claims to be connecting, doesn't show an error. but no new email shows up...
IOS 8.1.1, iPhone 5, no other configuration changes.
POP works, IMAP doesn't.
--marcel

Hello,
ive just come from a client that seems to have the same issue.
We tested his ipad, iPhone and my iPhone all on 8.1.1. No new email snice 21/11/2014 via IMAP on ISP based email. Called ISP they said they have not seen many calls like this.
No error messagez
can send emails
can delete emails, and they move to IMAP trash on all 3 devices.
His MacMail works, though has been a little erratic sinice Yosimite.

How to get folders from your server using IMAP and push, 3G.

After looking all over this forum looking for an answer, I found out on my own. here's how:
Step 1: Login to your email server.
- If you can, log into your email server via webmail. This ensures that you are in fact connected to your email server and your folders are being created. If your email server doesn't have webmail, then create the folders using whatever email app you have on your PC or Mac.
Step 2: Creating the folders.
- All the folders you want to have show up on your iphone must be created as sub-folders under your Inbox folder on the server. Here's what mine looks like for example.
Mailbox
-Inbox
++-Sent Messages
++-Deleted Messages
++-Friends
++-Work
++-Others
-Drafts
-Sent
-Deleted
-Junk Email
*you may be wondering why I have 2 sent and Deleted folders. I have it set up so that the folders in the inbox are for the iphone, and the ones outside are from Outlook.
Step 3: Getting the folders to show up on the iphone.
- Once you set up your IMAP account on the iphone 3g, simply log into the account, wait for it to finish checking for emails, then tap the Inbox button. Give it a few seconds to load if it's loading something. After it finishes, back out by tapping the 'Mailboxes' in the top-left corner, and your folders should be there.

So you'd use Java to send the WebDAV protocol. Since this is a Java forum, it would help if you provided the WebDAV part of the equation and we can help with the Java part. Okay? Let us know when you have the WebDAV information.

IMAP option to not delete from server OR recommend alternate mail app?

Using POP in Windows computer and IMAP on iphone.
In the iphone, POP has the opton to "delete from server: never"
There seems no way to accomplish this in the stock mail app when using IMAP ?
Using POP on the iphone is not an option due to the longstanding issue of the Apple mail apps not sending a proper termination signal back. The mailbox remains locked until the server times it out for inactivity and cleans up the stale lock after 10 minutes. The result is "wrong password" on the computer if it then tries to retrieve during that period. It's a feature of POP by design to use a lock to prevent corruption caused by simultaneous access to the mailbox. BUT, BB,Android,Windows all handle this correctly so that their POP transaction (and the mailbox lock) only lasts seconds! Only ever see this persistent lock with Apple mail clients
The user likes to keep his phone inbox clean, he will delete messages as he deals with them as well as messages he is postponing to deal with on computer later.
Moving messages to a 'later' folder won't help, as that 'later' folder will not be available thru POP (for the computer)
They also don't want to use IMAP on the computer because they don't want their communications stored on the server any longer than necessary.
Can anyone recommend:
- Windows IMAP client which downloads all and keeps a local copy of inbox which does not synch with server inbox.
- Alternate mail app for iphone which allows "delete from device only // never delete from server "

That's not how IMAP works. If you want to keep the inbox clean, but not delete the messages, create folders and move the messages into them for later review.

I cannot send from one specific BT Mail account but can access folders using IMAP.

Thunderbird 31.3.0 on WIndows 8.1 64 bit.
I have two email accounts configured into Thunderbird.
Both are BT accounts and have identical configurations.
IMAP is used for reading mail, SMTP for sending mail.
On one I can read folders, delete emails from the Bulk Mail folder, fetch and send mail.
On the other I seem to be able to do everything except send mail.
I can read mail, delete SPAM, but for some reason not send emails.
Both accounts are using "mail.btinternet.com" as the IMAP and SMTP server.
I am using Thunderbird as a back up email client to deal with a very few messages which cause major problems with my main email client which is Windows Live Mail 2012. I have double checked and the mail server details are the same between the two and my WLM client can send emails to the same SMTP server on the same port as Thunderbird fails on.
I know the password is correct because I can connect over IMAP and delete SPAM using Tbird.
The only difference that I can see between the two accounts is that one is "@btinternet.com" and the other is "@talk21.com".
The symptoms - I see the progress bar with "Connected to mail.btinternet.com..." and green all the way across.
Some time later I get a separate warning saying "Login to server mail.btinternet.com failed".
Because of the time delay I am assuming that the session has timed out.
I am also assuming that if the credentials were wrong the rejection would have been immediate (although the delay may be to reduce the effectiveness of brute force attempts to guess the password).
So I know that the IMAP credentials are O.K. - I can access the mailbox.
I know that the SMTP credentials are O.K. - I can send mail from WLM using the same settings.
Further confusion - I know that it worked in the past because I have a test message in my Sent mail from when I first set up Tbird.
This is all very weird.
Has anyone else seen something similar?
Also, is there a debug option where I can trace the SMTP protocol when the email is being sent?
Cheers
LGC

Update: - I sent two separate test messages and saved both the failing emails as Draft to retry after restarting Tbird.
I've just noticed that they are both in a Drafts folder on my mail server.
Not, however, the Drafts area for emails composed using the web mail client but under a separate Folders tree.
I can't send the email with the web mail client, although I can forward it.
So further proof that the IMAP side is working.

Drafts folder relocation Outlook 2013 and Gmail IMAP and multiple saves to trash folder

Hi,
I have Office professional 2013 32 bit running on Win 7 64bit. I have an issue that I know has been discussed but I see no resolution.
The drafts are saved on the server not locally and the trash folder fills with multiple copies of the draft, the number of copies appears to relate to the time of editing the draft. I have to go in and delete these copies in Trash after writing an email.
Outlook 2013 does not allow me to remap the drafts folder I click unsubscribe and it says the folder is a special folder and cannot be unsubscribed in Outlook. I use the account on my iPhone and this allows me to unsubscribe from the folder.
Has anyone found a solution or is anyone working on a resolution for this problem?
Best regards,
Clive
Regards, Clive

I am having a similar problem with trash receiving multiple copies of some drafts. In last 20 minutes 19 copies of a draft have been included in trash. It seems to happen when I view a draft --but not solely
Using Outlook 2013 with IMAP GMail on windows 7 on a laptop. It synchs with my IPHONE. Yesterday I called Dell Support. They said it was a virus -- though a thorough scan found one item --it was deleted and problem continues.

IMAP messages not downloading to local folder?

Hi. I've just switched from an iBook G4 to my new monster, MacBook Pro. However, I've run into a problem:
I'm using an IMAP account in Mail, hence there was no problem getting all my emails to my new computer, as they were all located on the server. However, on my iBook, I stored some of the emails locally as they were too big to store on the server over time. To get them downloaded to a local storage, I simply dragged the messages from my IMAP-folder to my local folders in Mail. I thought this deleted the messages from the IMAP-account and stored the complete message (including attachements) locally. However, now it seems like I was wrong. I've tried to import all the locally stored messages into my new Mac Book Pro, but Mail refuses to import them, even though they're in mbox-format. Then I tried to upload them to the mailserver from the iBook, and then download them to the MacBook Pro. This sort of worked, but then the messages appeared as they were all blank. To me, it seemed like only parts of the messages were downloaded when I first dragged them over to my local folders? So basically, I'm wondering if anyone can give me a hint on what causes this? Am I doing something wrong when I'm trying to download it to a local folder? I'm suspecting this might be the reason, as it seems like I'm using much more storage space on my mailserver than I can find any reason for. Any suggestions? Thanks a bunch!
MacBook Pro, Intel Core Duo 2.33 GHz, 17" Mac OS X (10.4.9) 2GB RAM

David,
Sorry for not being more specific in my last post. It had been a while since I tried to import, so I trusted my memory on what happened. Obviously a mistake
Anyway, I've now tried to import once again, and you're right, they are in fact .mbox-folders, not files. Also, I've always tried to select the mbox-folder itself, or files within the mbox-folder. What I did wrong, as you pointed out, was that I did not select the folder which contained the mbox-folders.
Now, after I imported using your instructions, everything worked like a charm. I got all my emails imported Thanks a million!
I have one last question, though: To store emails locally instead of on the server, I've always dragged them onto a local folder. Is this the correct way of doing it? Will the emails on the server (which I store locally) be deleted, or will I just get a copy of them stored locally?

IMAP or no?

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