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how to delete an old IMAP profile

My original IMAP profile is now obsolete, but I can't delete it or reorder the other profiles so my preferred one becomes the default connection.

Is it safe to simply edit the imap.pm file in the mail directory?

Bob Wears

 

 

 

<p>My original IMAP profile is now obsolete, but I can't delete it or reorder the other profiles so my preferred one becomes the default connection.</p><p>Is it safe to simply edit the imap.pm file in the mail directory?</p><p>Bob Wears</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>

PM files are plain text files so should be editable.  With Pegasus Mail closed, make a safey copy first then give it a try.  S uggest having a full backup of the mailbox directory just in case.

 

<p>PM files are plain text files so should be editable.  With Pegasus Mail closed, make a safey copy first then give it a try.  S uggest having a full backup of the mailbox directory just in case. </p><p> </p>

That didn't work.  The file is editable, so I deleted the two lines for the old IMAP server.  But when I start pegasus, it doesn't automatically connect to the correct IMAP profile, like it did with the old one.  It will connect if I double click it, of course, but I want it to connect by default.  So there must be something else that indicates which profile is the default one to use automatically.

I tried changing the order, but that only changed the order of appearance in the IMAP profiles list -- it still connected automatically to the old server.

 

bob

 

 

<p>That didn't work.  The file is editable, so I deleted the two lines for the old IMAP server.  But when I start pegasus, it doesn't automatically connect to the correct IMAP profile, like it did with the old one.  It will connect if I double click it, of course, but I want it to connect by default.  So there must be something else that indicates which profile is the default one to use automatically.</p><p>I tried changing the order, but that only changed the order of appearance in the IMAP profiles list -- it still connected automatically to the old server.</p><p> </p><p>bob</p><p> </p><p> </p>

Automatic connection is controlled by the "Always connect to this profile at startup" option located in the Settings tab of the IMAP profile.

 

<p>Automatic connection is controlled by the "Always connect to this profile at startup" option located in the Settings tab of the IMAP profile.</p><p> </p>
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