How do I prevent emails from being deleted on my iMac, when I delete them on my iPhone? IMAP accounts.
iMac, OS 10.9.2 (not listed above)
Don't use an IMAP (or Exchange) account. POP is what you need.
There is no option to use POP (Mavericks - Roadrunner). IMAP appears to be the only choice.
Whether or not you can use POP is not up to Apple, ask RoadRunner if they provide it and, if yes, what are the settings. Apple Mail supports all existing email protocols.
Scroll down to Email setup > Macintosh OS X Mail - it gives you a choice of using POP or IMAP:
http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/support/internet/step-by-step/twc-mail.html
Create an On My Mac mailbox and copy/move the e-mails there.
Thank you to all who replied. After speaking to Alex at Apple Customer Service, there are some work-arounds to get me back to a POP server, but it looks like the easiest solution is just not deleting the emails on my iPhone or MacBook, but to only delete them on my iMac. Thanks again.
I do not want my emails deleted on my iMac when I delete them on my iPhone.
