I can also confirm that Outlook Express does this.
I use Outlook Express as my primary MUA and so do
some people that I host email for and this is an
annoying problem. I've found certain ways to get
around the problem by forcing a refresh (like
hitting F5, or switching to another account and
then back again) right after my unread count goes
back up which then makes the unread count
synchronize and go back down. I've thought about
changing MUA's but I like too many features of
OE that I haven't found in any of the other freely
available clients.
In general I am waiting for the fix from Microsoft
about this on their Automatic Windows Update services.
Until then, it's a bug not a feature at least for me. :)
-- Michael --
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alain Turbide" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jeremy Beker"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Cyrus List (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bill Cox"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: Messages randomly being marked as unread?
> I've seen this happen when the MUA is Outlook Express and the Synchronize
> option is set to "All messages" or "New Messages only". Outlooks
> synchronization is buggy. The messages are definitively marked as read
on
> the server..(confirmed using a different mail agent). It's the MUA's
local
> cache that is wrong.
>
> Alain Turbide
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Jeremy Beker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "Cyrus List (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bill Cox"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 3:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Messages randomly being marked as unread?
>
>
> >
> > stupid question, but could this be the MUA vs Cyrus? What mailer are
they
> > using? all the same? how about operating system for the server itself?
> >
> > On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Jeremy Beker wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Again,
> > >
> > > My users are still having the problem of messages randomly being
> marked
> > > as unread (this is with 2.0.9). Can someone please tell me what the
> status
> > > of having this fixed is (or what information I can give to help it get
> > > fixed)?
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > -Jeremy
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jeremy Beker, Technical Manager
> > > Research & Development, 3-G International
> > > S/MIME Cert: http://employees.3gi.com/~jbeker/
> > > Condensing fact from the vapor of nuance.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Marc G. Fournier
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Senior Systems Administrator Acadia
University
> >
> > "These are my opinions, which are not necessarily shared by my
employer"
> >
> >
>
