Windows Live Mail changed account settings from POP3 to IMAP


  1. eiggaxt69
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    Windows Live Mail changed account settings from POP3 to IMAP


    Hello,

    I have been using WLM 2011 for a couple of years now. Everything was good until last Thursday. I opened WLM and got an error about login failed. After checking my account settings, I noticed everything was now set up as IMAP. I called my ISP and they confirmed it was supposed to be POP3.

    So... can I reset the account back to POP3 without losing my mail?

    I did do a system restore back to a point a couple of days before this happened. No change.

    Thanks for your help.
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