This guide will help you switch to a shiny new webmail service.
The exact ways to switch between email services will differ depending on which webmail provider youre using.
This puts all your emails in one place and makes them searchable in a single inbox.
For Outlook.com and Hotmail accounts, use theTrueSwitch wizardto import email from other accounts.
Microsoft partnered with TrueSwitch for this feature.
Mail doesnt have an import function although the paid Yahoo!
Mail Plus does seem to.
If youre switching to Yahoo!
Mail or another webmail system that doesnt include an import feature, check out the Email Fetching section below.
Instead, set up either email fetching or forwarding (see below for information on forwarding).
Your old email account must be configured for POP3 access some mail providers dont offer this.
For example, Yahoo!
Mail charges for POP3 access, which is part of Yahoo!
In Outlook.com, nudge the Sending/receiving email from other accounts link and click Add an email account.
Mail, snag the Mail Accounts section in Options and smack the Add button.
Youll be prompted to add your old email account.
feature can actually import existing emails from your old email account, provided that email is accessible over POP3.
For example, if you wanted to switch from Gmail to Yahoo!
Mail and import all your old email into Yahoo!
When you add your Gmail account to Yahoo!
Mails Mail Accounts screen, Yahoo!
Mail should begin to download all your old emails over POP.
Youll generally find it on the same screen as the mail-fetching feature above.
Mail charges for this feature youll need Yahoo!
Mail Plus to forward email.
Many other webmail providers should function similarly.
