d0dger, my apologies for the delay in responding to you.
Please see a basic discussion on how it works in this thread: http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension/browse_thread/thread/c2c4a066a5331e61 I will be happy to work with you further on seeking to resolve your problem and I promise to try to be more timely in responses. Alan On Nov 24, 2:28 pm, d0dger <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > thanks for the comments so far. > > the download failure has only occurred for the custom folders, the > multiple downloads are for the inbox and the custom folders (if it is > downloading them at all). I also don't change a running system, I > learned that a while ago. > The "download unread emails only" option is not activated, only the > "mark as read" option. > So, who then keeps the list of what has been downloaded, the Hotmail > server? > > On Nov 24, 6:37 am, alanrf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > d0dger, > > > seems you have some problems here. Let me be up front and say that, > > with multiple Hotmail accounts, I am not seeing them. Yes, I know > > that does not help you, but it does mean that the extensions can work > > well and I would like to try to help - if I can - to get you in the > > same position. > > > First a couple of questions. > > > You have mentioned multiple downloads and, at the same time, failures > > to download. > > > Can I ask for clarification? > > > Are the multiple downloads only on the Inbox or both the Inbox and > > custom folders? > > > Are the failures to download only on custom folders? > > > What options have you selected for your Hotmail account in the Hotmail > > extension? Are you using the "download unread emails only"? option. > > Hint - best to never do so. Are you switching the "download unread > > emails only option". Hint - *never* do so. > > > Just a bit about downloading emails. These extensions do not *ever* > > make the decision which emails to download. That decision is made > > solely and completely by Thunderbird itself obeying the rules of the > > very inflexible POP3 protocol. However it is based on the information > > from the Hotmail server that is supplied by the Hotmail extension > > (that is why you must not mess with the Hotmail extension options once > > you have set them). > > > Looking forward to you update. > > > On Nov 23, 1:42 pm, d0dger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I keep having this problem on and off, and especially in the last > > > couple of weeks, after the last system change at Hotmail, it is > > > occurring constantly. The extensions downloads old emails that are > > > already downloaded. It is not uncommon for me to have half a dozen > > > copies of most mails, until I completely delete the mailbox and have > > > everything downloaded from scratch. Also, recently, there seems to be > > > a problem with the download of folders. They just don't get > > > downloaded for several days, even though there are new mails in the > > > folder. As far as I can tell, on my end nothing has changed that would > > > explain that behaviour. It was running fine. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en.
