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- Login to SquirrelMail per the correct location<\/a>; universally, it will be accessible via\u00a0http:\/\/<server name<\/a><\/em>>\/webmail\n
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- Can’t login? Check your credentials<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Once logged in, go to Options<\/strong> > POP3 Fetchmail<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Enter your credentials of your old mail server\n
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- If migrating from a hosting provider, use your old mail server IP address. Often times this is just the hostname of your old host or old cPanel address.<\/li>\n
- When in doubt, contact your old hosting provider to request the “IMAP\/POP3 server IP address”.<\/li>\n
- Optionally,<\/em> <\/strong>to make this continuous, i.e. letting SquirrelMail act as an aggregate email collector, select “Check mail at login<\/em>“<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Click Add Server
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Sample](\"https:\/\/kb.okra.host\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fetchmail-dialog-300x90.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSample dialog entry in SquirrelMail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Return to the inbox overview, then click on\u00a0Fetch<\/strong> to begin downloading email\n
![\"Fetch](\"https:\/\/kb.okra.host\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fetchmail-fetch-action-300x27.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nFetch action present after configuring a server to download from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Direct copy<\/h3>\n
If coming from another provider that stores email in a Maildir or Maildir++ format, i.e. each message resides in a separate file and email is stored in a folder called “
cur\/<\/code>“<\/em>, then these files may be copied directly over.\u00a0Messages will be picked up automatically by the mail server and incorporated into your existing mailbox(es). Messages for a user should be copied into\u00a0Mail\/cur\/<\/code> located within that user’s home directory<\/a>. For a discussion on mailbox layout, see KB: Email filesystem layout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Click Add Server
- Once logged in, go to Options<\/strong> > POP3 Fetchmail<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Can’t login? Check your credentials<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n