== Background ==

During July 2015, we began the process of transitioning MF/PL servers from courier to dovecot.  Courier and dovecot are both pop3/imap servers; they allow you to access email hosted by MF/PL.  We embarked on this project because dovecot is a faster and more efficient program, and we believe it will improve email performance, particularly for members that have a lot of mail.

We've tried to make this process as unobtrusive as possible.  However, there were a couple of unforseen hiccups.  This page outlines the hiccups we encountered.  It also explains what to do if you were affected.