pop/imap
We use a pop server at our office. I have a user that is setup as pop on outlook 2007 and his iPhone is also set to pop. He wants to change to imap so he can sync both the pc and the iPhone. What is the best way to do this so he does not lose any emails on his pc and the folders that are in there?
You can also use Outlook as POP3 and iPhone as IMAP. I do this and it works well. I keep my email on my computer (POP3) and my iPhone accesses email just fine. I like POP3 and never had to change Outlook to accommodate the iPhone (and Blackberry before the iPhone).
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When I import the pst back into outlook will it have 2 inbox folders or just 1? Also, will all the folders I have created in outlook show up on the iPhone once I change to imap and import the pst?
It should just have one so long as you use just IMAP on Outlook.
Second question: Yes if you use IMAP everywhere. This is not as crucial to me.
Second question: Yes if you use IMAP everywhere. This is not as crucial to me.
i just remove the pop setting and then re configure to use imap setting. just make sure you didnt set the pop3 (with emptying from the server) .
If you have to re-import the PST it should give you the option to create duplicates, skip or overwrite any existing emails.
You may not even have to do this, but I would feel happier having a PST file first.
You may not even have to do this, but I would feel happier having a PST file first.
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What does everyone think about the idea above of having only the iPhone use imap and the pc to stay as pop? Will this work and I don't have to fool with the pc outlook at all? Also, will all the folders that I have on the pc outlook account show up on the iPhone if I try it this way?
POP3 Outlook and IMAP iPhone works perfectly. I have done this for many years (Blackberry before iPhone). I have never adjusted Outlook.
I have many Outlook Accounts and have the Apple app for my main account and a mail.com app for the other accounts.
Works very well.
I have many Outlook Accounts and have the Apple app for my main account and a mail.com app for the other accounts.
Works very well.
As mentioned above, as long as you set the PC to leave the emails on the server, then there is no reason why not. But of course, the point of IMAP is that if you mark an email as read on one device, it should show the same on the other. Also, other folders such as sent items won't be the same if you have one as IMAP and the other as POP as the two folders won't sync.
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I want both to be exactly the same. All sent, received, new folders, deleted items need to sync. I assume then I need to change both to imap. Is that correct?
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@mkramer777 - Thanks and I was happy to help.
If you then need to, you'll have the PST that you can use to import the emails back into his IMAP (using Outlook)