keeping email from expired account visible

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keeping email from expired account visible

Recently we eliminated a domain that we have had since 1997. We don't think it's a good idea to disable the email accounts associated with the domain in Apple Mail, because then thousands of past emails disappear from our Apple Mail mailboxes. Yet it's inefficient to keep the accounts fully enabled so that Mail tries to connect to them for new mail. Is there a way to keep emails from an old account visible, but stop Mail from trying to connect to the account? Apple, if you see this and there is no such way, wouldn't this be a worthwhile feature to add to future versions of Mail?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Apr 12, 2013 9:52 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 12, 2013 11:10 AM in response to Craig MacKenna

Yes. Move the mail to local ("On My Mac") mailboxes/folders. You can create separate folders for inbox and sent mail, or whatever arrangements work for you. They will then be unaffected when you delete the email account.

Matt

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Answer 2

Eric Root

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Apr 12, 2013 11:25 AM in response to Craig MacKenna

Mail/Preferences/Accounts and uncheck "Enable This Account."

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Answer 3

Jul 5, 2013 7:42 AM in response to Eric Root

I have unchcecked "Enable This Account" and Mail still tries to check for mail everytime I open Mail for the first time each morning. And every now and then during the day it will randomly try to check mail on that account. (I have it set to check all acounts automatically every so many minutes.)

The mailbox is for a college email system, I've taken two courses at the college in the past, there is a possibility I'll take more in the future. i don't want to lose all the past emails.

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Answer 4

Eric Root

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Jul 5, 2013 10:48 AM in response to Michele Stapleton

Try Matt's suggestion.

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