Email issues when switching hosts... Anyone able to help?
With a little coaxing, he realized he could do a better job with a simple WP installation and buying his own hosting.
He originally purchased the domain himself via GoDaddy and decided to set up hosting there, too. He also paid them for email accounts.
Right now, everything is still set up with the old host (until the end of the month). He hasn't switched the site over yet.
Okay, that's the background. Here are the questions...
What does he need to do to move the email accounts from his current host to GoDaddy?
How can he move the email accounts from host to host without losing any of the saved/archived/old mail? This is critical due to the nature of some of his communications.
He's in over his head and I've volunteered to do what I can. I've set up a plenty of sites on other hosts and on GoDaddy, but I've never had to move email accounts for anyone by myself.
I would be forever indebted to anyone willing to "hold my hand" as he/she walked me through the process.
Before you answer... No, there's no way he'd use another email provider. No, there's no way to talk him out of GoDaddy. Everyone in his office accesses their mail via Outlook. I have full access to his GoDaddy account but no access to the existing hosting provider (at this point) and I don't know how "open" their system is to customers. Due to his cancellation, I don't know how cooperative their going to be, either.
Answers? Recommendations? Anything?
I know this is borderline for the main forum. If need be, mods, feel free to move it elsewhere. It IS how he makes money and it ISN'T really a design question...
Anyway, I hope someone can give me a hand.
Thanks in advance.
Carson
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