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In this post an overview of common problems and sollutions with e-mailboxes.

Transfer Email (Pesk, Cpanel, DirectAdmin)

imap server sync is a methode that can be used for all imap-enabled mailservers: https://imapsync.lamiral.info/

and a tool: https://imapsync.lamiral.info/X/ (short instruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbh1w7FvwX0)

Transfer Email from Outlook (exchange) to Cpanel (IMAP/POP)

[! this method is still being tested]

Problems to work around
a) .pst backup file cannot be imported in Cpanel Imap Mail directly (how to import .pst to Cpanel)

Solutions
a) Backup and migrate locally:
1. Backup mail to .pst file (on your local machine) NL instructies | EN instructions
2. Setup new mailbox (with temporary different mailbox name), instructions from Cpanel account NL instructies | EN instructions [2]
3. Import the .pst file into the new mailbox NL instructies | EN instructions

(download .txt file instructies:  e-mailaccount van Microsoft Outlook)

Requirements: Outlook mail software running on Windows, with old (current) mailbox setup
If not installed: Go to Microsoft Store. find and install ‘Outlook for Windows’, and follow ‘how to setup Outlook

Webmail standard on CPanel

If your webhosting has a CPanel installed as part of their webhostingmanager (WHM) software, email configuration can be done locally (on your server) or virtually (domain bridge). For Cpanel local usage email can be used directly on the server with webmail: mail.domainname.ext or domainname.ext/webmail

For transfering between cpanel hosting see

Easily move an email account from one cPanel server to another

More CPanel/WHM info https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/technical-support-services/cpanel-migration-services-and-guides

Gmail application
Many users allready have an gmail account running on their devices, they use the gamail app or another applications to collect and send email.
It is possible to incorporate a non-gmail account in this application.
Email in gmail applications