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eircom.net imap pop3 question

  • 25-04-2008 9:49am
    #1
    Swampy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    We use Outlook Express 6 with eircom.net through a pop3 system.
    Recently we had damaged our harddrive and had great difficulty recovering our emails.

    I heard that with imap all the mails are saved on a server.

    Does anyone know if this process is available with eircom.net?

    Any suggestions gratefully accepted.

    Thanks,

    S.


Comments

  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Not so far as I know. You can choose to leave pop 3 mails on the server too in the settings.


  • #3
    Swampy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭Swampy


    Thank you for the reply. How would i go about changing the settings. Would it be on the eircom website?


  • #4
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    No, in Outlook Express 6 settings.


  • #5
    Swampy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭Swampy


    Done. Thank you very much for your help.:)


  • #6
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Eircom.net mail doesn't support IMAP. Doing as Sherifu said and leaving them on the server will work but remember, your online inbox is only 5 megabytes and will fill fairly quickly.

    One solution I've found handy is to setup a new Gmail address and set it to retrieve emails from your Eircom email.

    You don't loose your old email address.
    You can send via the Eircom email address in Gmail.
    The spam filter is second to none.
    Gmail supports IMAP & POP.
    Even if you only use POP, the mails are still left on the server.
    The inbox is huge.


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