imap4
My email account worked fine until about 1 month ago since then my email password will not work with the message mail server is not an IMAP4. What does it mean and what can I do about it?
Gekose oplossing
imap4 failed
using pop with different provider
how do i return to thunderbird
A/V comodo
Lees dié antwoord in konteks 👍 0All Replies (4)
There are two protocols currently used to collect email from a server; POP3 and IMAP4. They are not interchangeable and they work in quite different ways. When you set up the account one of these two protocols was selected (either by you, or by Thunderbird).
This message says that Thunderbird expects to be talking to an IMAP server and the server replied by saying it isn't an IMAP server, or it replied in such a way as to lead Thunderbird to infer it isn't an IMAP server.
A change between POP and IMAP is a somewhat drastic change and it seems highly unlikely that Thunderbird has silently swapped between protocols. So, unless you have been adding, deleting or otherwise adjusting accounts in Thunderbird, it seems most likely to be an issue at the email provider's end. I suggest you copy this error message to them and ask them to check if their IMAP server is operating correctly.
Post this info: In thunderbird Help > Troubleshooting Information click on 'copy text to clipboard'
in this forum question, right click in a 'post a Reply' text box and select 'paste'
Also what Anti-virus product do you use ?
Gekose oplossing
imap4 failed
using pop with different provider
how do i return to thunderbird
A/V comodo
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