[Users] How to convert an account back to IMAP?

[Paul]

On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 02:13:31 -0500
Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote: 

> In researching this, I discovered that my email account (called
> mydesk) had magically changed from an IMAP account to a local
> account, as shown by the screen produced when I do the following:

It's because you used version 3.14.0 or newer, then downgraded to an
older version, then upgraded again.

To fix it you need to quit Claws, open ~/.claws-mail/accountrc,
locate the protocol setting of your IMAP account(s) and change it to

protocol=1

with regards

Paul