[Users] How to disable IMAP account completely

[Michael Schwendt]

On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 16:06:03 +0100, Jakub T. Jankiewicz wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have configured IMAP account with remote folder and got errors about
> connection so I've tried to disable the IMAP account, but I still get errors
> that claws-mail that it can't connect to IMAP host.
> 
> Is this a bug? I would like to not have to delete my IMAP account since I may
> enable it again after I resolve the issue with the account.
> 
> Here is message (translated to Polish) that I've got from time to time:
> 
> * Konto 'openclipart': Łączenie z serwerem IMAP: mail.gandi.net:993...
> ** Błąd IMAP dla mail.gandi.net: połączenie odrzucone.

Why not configure your IMAP account access correctly then?
Which authentication method did you choose?
What does "claws-mail --debug" say about this IMAP access within a terminal?