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faq:email:migrate_emails_to_lookafter_using_imap [2023/06/01 12:10] – [Step 1: Set Up IMAP For Your Old Email Account] vikki | faq:email:migrate_emails_to_lookafter_using_imap [2023/06/07 15:06] (current) – [Step 1: Set Up IMAP For Your Old Email Account] vikki | ||
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Note that the steps below have to be performed before your domain' | Note that the steps below have to be performed before your domain' | ||
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===== Step 1: Set Up IMAP For Your Old Email Account ===== | ===== Step 1: Set Up IMAP For Your Old Email Account ===== | ||
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+ | (If you already have an existing IMAP profile set up for your old email account, skip to [[# | ||
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* Obtain the IMAP settings of your old email account from your previous email hosting provider. | * Obtain the IMAP settings of your old email account from your previous email hosting provider. | ||
* Download and install the mail client (Ms Outlook/ | * Download and install the mail client (Ms Outlook/ | ||
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===== Step 2: Create Email Account on Lookafter System ===== | ===== Step 2: Create Email Account on Lookafter System ===== | ||
- | Follow this guide to create | + | Follow this guide to create |
- | <fc # | + | <fc # |
===== Step 3: Set Up IMAP For Your New Email Account ===== | ===== Step 3: Set Up IMAP For Your New Email Account ===== | ||
After your email account has been created on Lookafter system, you can setup IMAP with this new email account in the same mail client your used in [[# | After your email account has been created on Lookafter system, you can setup IMAP with this new email account in the same mail client your used in [[# | ||
- | Refer to the following guides on how to setup the email ccount | + | Refer to the following guides on how to setup the email account |
* [[faq: | * [[faq: | ||
* [[faq: | * [[faq: | ||
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By now, you should have 2 IMAP accounts created in your mail client. To migrate your emails, simply drag-and-drop the emails or mail folders from the old email account (created in [[# | By now, you should have 2 IMAP accounts created in your mail client. To migrate your emails, simply drag-and-drop the emails or mail folders from the old email account (created in [[# | ||
- | The emails moved to the new email account will then be synched | + | The emails moved to the new email account will then be synced |
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After your domain' | After your domain' | ||
As the MX update involves DNS change (which requires global cache to fully propagate to take effect), you may still receive emails on your old email account within 24 to 72 hours. You can move these emails to the new account to sync them to Lookafter server during this time.\\ | As the MX update involves DNS change (which requires global cache to fully propagate to take effect), you may still receive emails on your old email account within 24 to 72 hours. You can move these emails to the new account to sync them to Lookafter server during this time.\\ | ||
- | Once you see there is no email received in the old account, then you can safely delete | + | Once you see there is no more email received in the old account |