How do I Change my Comcast email from POP to IMAP? Comcast Helpline Number

After knowing the difference between POP and IMAP, everyone prefers to shift to IMAP. Before going to How to change Comcast email from POP to IMAP, we will know about POP and IMAP.

About POP and IMAP

The Full form of IMAP is the Internet Message Access Protocol that keeps the Emails on the server and always synchronizes to your devices. For example, if you have deleted a message or marked a message as unread the same reflects on the devices which you have signed-in the account.

The POP full form is post office protocol that downloads emails on to your device. So, the actions you have taken in one device will not affect the emails in the other devices. For example, if you delete an email or marked as unread then the effect reflects on the same device and not reflects the emails on the other devices.

POP is useful to the person who thinks that the changes made should not affect the actual email account.

IMAP is useful to the account user in the multiple devices. So, that if you make a change in the account, it resembles in all your devices.

General Instructions To Follow While Switching Comcast Email From POP to IMAP

You can follow the same instructions of Comcast Email switching from POP to IMAP for other Email accounts. For most of the email applications in which you use the account, you can switch from POP to IMAP with ease using Comcast email ID/address and password.

• Go to settings or preference or similar option in the email application you are using the Comcast email ID/account.
• Click on the Comcast email ID
• Go to the incoming server settings and edit them.
• You should enter the email address and password for authentication.
• Finally, click on the submit button.

Note: Before switching POP to IMAP, You need to make settings similar to leave messages copy on the server.

How to change/Switch Comcast Email from POP to IMAP

Here, the guidelines are only for switching the Comcast email from POP to IMAP.

Switch Comcast Email from POP to IMAP in Outlook

Save Messages Copy

• Open Outlook
• Click on the File button
• Choose Account settings
• Tap on the Comcast email ID/account and tap on the change button.
• You should check whether the account type is POP. Next, click on the More settings button.
• Go to the advanced tab and up-tick option similar to leave the copy of a message on the server. Finally, click on the OK button.

Creating IMAP Account (Automatically)

• Click on the file and add accounts.
• You have to enter email ID and password of Comcast account.
• Click on the next button, automatically the IMAP account is configured.

Note: You need to delete the POP configured account.

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