How do I switch my seamonkey email client from POP to IMAP?

[jgreer]

I've been having a lot of trouble accessing my email from gmail to my seamonkey email client. It's been going on for a while.

I was told that changing the settings from POP to IMAP could be the solution. How do I do that and save all my messages, folders, address book, etc.? I'm not a techie so will need lots of step-by-step directions - with pictures if possible.

Thanks.

[TPR75]

I've been having a lot of trouble accessing my email from gmail to my seamonkey email client. It's been going on for a while.

I was told that changing the settings from POP to IMAP could be the solution.

You don't need to switch POP to IMAP account but you must change setting on Gmail to make it work with e.g. SeaMonkey Mail:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... &t=3024008

[jgreer]

I've done all of that many times and it still wouldn't work. The only thing I discovered is that possibly the emails were being forwarded to another email account I had. Mozilla's forums suggested I check for filtered emails as the possible cause of the problem. I did and found y old email address that ws supposedly having my emails from gmail sent to it. So I deleted it.

Nothing to do now but wait and see. I'll let you know.

[jgreer]

I just checked gmail and have two messages there that won't go to my seamonkey email client even if I click "get messages" repeatedly.
Now what?