First, in a previous post you said "pop only now" which indicates that all IMAP profiles would be removed.
Brian, first off, I mixed up pop and smtp. And that will probably continue to happen, I'm so sorry about that! But, yes IMAP is off the table now. It does not loook like things wil not the way I'd hope. So I'm adjusting my mental image.
Second, SMTP is the sending mechanism. It is not associated with IMAP or POP3. You should have only one configured for each Identity, although it is possible to add a second one as a fallback but that is rare. They are tried in the order they exist in the SMTP hosts list.
Got it. (I hope)
Third, removing IMAP profiles has nothing to do with picking up mail, and by "picking up" I assume you mean "downloading" to your local mailbox directory. Please clarify if incorrect.
Yes, downloading, as in nomo Earthlink maill server repository. But, as I write this I feel like I really don't "got it" and I'm feeling very stressed about it. (My problem but I hope readers understand. (and sympathize.)
If you want to test one POP3 host, simply disable all of the others while you test.
If you are indeed moving solely to POP3 then you will want all of your IMAP profiled either deleted, or configured to not connect automatically. That option is in the IMAP profile "Settings" tab. Make sure the option "Always connect to this profile at startup" is not ticked.
That is how I see tthis working now.
In the meantime, Dante's inferno is raginng all around me. And my cat is really spooked by all the thunder annd lightning!
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[quote="pid:57816, uid:28772"]First, in a previous post you said "pop only now" which indicates that all IMAP profiles would be removed.
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Brian, first off, I mixed up pop and smtp. And that will probably continue to happen, I'm so sorry about that! But, yes IMAP is off the table now. It does not loook like things wil not the way I'd hope. So I'm adjusting my mental image.
[quote="pid:57816, uid:28772"]Second, SMTP is the sending mechanism. It is not associated with IMAP or POP3. You should have only one configured for each Identity, although it is possible to add a second one as a fallback but that is rare. They are tried in the order they exist in the SMTP hosts list.[/quote]
Got it. (I hope)
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[quote="pid:57816, uid:28772"]Third, removing IMAP profiles has nothing to do with picking up mail, and by "picking up" I assume you mean "downloading" to your local mailbox directory. Please clarify if incorrect.[/quote]
Yes, downloading, as in nomo Earthlink maill server repository. But, as I write this I feel like I really don't "got it" and I'm feeling very stressed about it. (My problem but I hope readers understand. (and sympathize.)
[quote="pid:57816, uid:28772"] If you want to test one POP3 host, simply disable all of the others while you test.
If you are indeed moving solely to POP3 then you will want all of your IMAP profiled either deleted, or configured to not connect automatically. That option is in the IMAP profile "Settings" tab. Make sure the option "Always connect to this profile at startup" is not ticked.
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That is how I see tthis working now.
In the meantime, Dante's inferno is raginng all around me. And my cat is really spooked by all the thunder annd lightning!
