Thunderbird only keeps messages of main folder on server with IMAP account?
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I just tried out the latest Thunderbird with an IMAP account and found that only the messages that are not moved into subfolders by rules stay on the server. This makes the most important feature of the IMAP protocol senseless (keep messages on the server until the are marked as deleted in a client which allows them to be received on different devices without a time limit). Is there a setting to avoid this behavior in Thunderbird or is this a server setting problem?
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I just tried out the latest Thunderbird with an IMAP account and found that only the messages that are not moved into subfolders by rules stay on the server. This makes the most important feature of the IMAP protocol senseless (keep messages on the server until the are marked as deleted in a client which allows them to be received on different devices without a time limit). Is there a setting to avoid this behavior in Thunderbird or is this a server setting problem?
thunderbird imap
asked Jan 31 at 20:52
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In the Account Settings dialog (Tools > Account Settings...Edit > Account Settings...), have you checked "Keep messages for this account on this computer"?
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 21:05
Yes, I have this checked.
– needfulthing
Feb 1 at 12:01
Note, the setting "Keep messages for this account on this computer" is only related to whether Thunderbird will proactively CACHE emails from the server.
– wsmwk
Feb 10 at 0:47
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I just tried out the latest Thunderbird with an IMAP account and found that only the messages that are not moved into subfolders by rules stay on the server. This makes the most important feature of the IMAP protocol senseless (keep messages on the server until the are marked as deleted in a client which allows them to be received on different devices without a time limit). Is there a setting to avoid this behavior in Thunderbird or is this a server setting problem?
thunderbird imap
asked Jan 31 at 20:52
needfulthingneedfulthing
1012
I just tried out the latest Thunderbird with an IMAP account and found that only the messages that are not moved into subfolders by rules stay on the server. This makes the most important feature of the IMAP protocol senseless (keep messages on the server until the are marked as deleted in a client which allows them to be received on different devices without a time limit). Is there a setting to avoid this behavior in Thunderbird or is this a server setting problem?
thunderbird imap
thunderbird imap
asked Jan 31 at 20:52
needfulthingneedfulthing
1012
asked Jan 31 at 20:52
needfulthingneedfulthing
1012
asked Jan 31 at 20:52
needfulthingneedfulthing
1012
asked Jan 31 at 20:52
needfulthingneedfulthing
1012
asked Jan 31 at 20:52
needfulthingneedfulthing
1012
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In the Account Settings dialog (Tools > Account Settings...Edit > Account Settings...), have you checked "Keep messages for this account on this computer"?
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 21:05
Yes, I have this checked.
– needfulthing
Feb 1 at 12:01
Note, the setting "Keep messages for this account on this computer" is only related to whether Thunderbird will proactively CACHE emails from the server.
– wsmwk
Feb 10 at 0:47
add a comment |
In the Account Settings dialog (Tools > Account Settings...Edit > Account Settings...), have you checked "Keep messages for this account on this computer"?
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 21:05
Yes, I have this checked.
– needfulthing
Feb 1 at 12:01
Note, the setting "Keep messages for this account on this computer" is only related to whether Thunderbird will proactively CACHE emails from the server.
– wsmwk
Feb 10 at 0:47
In the Account Settings dialog (Tools > Account Settings...Edit > Account Settings...), have you checked "Keep messages for this account on this computer"?
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 21:05
In the Account Settings dialog (Tools > Account Settings...Edit > Account Settings...), have you checked "Keep messages for this account on this computer"?
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 21:05
Yes, I have this checked.
– needfulthing
Feb 1 at 12:01
Yes, I have this checked.
– needfulthing
Feb 1 at 12:01
Note, the setting "Keep messages for this account on this computer" is only related to whether Thunderbird will proactively CACHE emails from the server.
– wsmwk
Feb 10 at 0:47
Note, the setting "Keep messages for this account on this computer" is only related to whether Thunderbird will proactively CACHE emails from the server.
– wsmwk
Feb 10 at 0:47
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Actually all messages in the sub-folders were on the Dovecot server, the sub-folders are just hidden in the Linux file system with a dot at the beginning of the folder name. In iPhones you must correctly set the IMAP Path Prefix (in iOS 12.1.3 under Passwords & Accounts -> [Your IMAP Account] -> Account -> Advanced -> IMAP Path Prefix). If you don't know your prefix, try "INBOX" or leave it completely blank. The folders should now be displayed. If not, ask your server admin for the correct prefix value.
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Actually all messages in the sub-folders were on the Dovecot server, the sub-folders are just hidden in the Linux file system with a dot at the beginning of the folder name. In iPhones you must correctly set the IMAP Path Prefix (in iOS 12.1.3 under Passwords & Accounts -> [Your IMAP Account] -> Account -> Advanced -> IMAP Path Prefix). If you don't know your prefix, try "INBOX" or leave it completely blank. The folders should now be displayed. If not, ask your server admin for the correct prefix value.
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Actually all messages in the sub-folders were on the Dovecot server, the sub-folders are just hidden in the Linux file system with a dot at the beginning of the folder name. In iPhones you must correctly set the IMAP Path Prefix (in iOS 12.1.3 under Passwords & Accounts -> [Your IMAP Account] -> Account -> Advanced -> IMAP Path Prefix). If you don't know your prefix, try "INBOX" or leave it completely blank. The folders should now be displayed. If not, ask your server admin for the correct prefix value.
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Actually all messages in the sub-folders were on the Dovecot server, the sub-folders are just hidden in the Linux file system with a dot at the beginning of the folder name. In iPhones you must correctly set the IMAP Path Prefix (in iOS 12.1.3 under Passwords & Accounts -> [Your IMAP Account] -> Account -> Advanced -> IMAP Path Prefix). If you don't know your prefix, try "INBOX" or leave it completely blank. The folders should now be displayed. If not, ask your server admin for the correct prefix value.
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Actually all messages in the sub-folders were on the Dovecot server, the sub-folders are just hidden in the Linux file system with a dot at the beginning of the folder name. In iPhones you must correctly set the IMAP Path Prefix (in iOS 12.1.3 under Passwords & Accounts -> [Your IMAP Account] -> Account -> Advanced -> IMAP Path Prefix). If you don't know your prefix, try "INBOX" or leave it completely blank. The folders should now be displayed. If not, ask your server admin for the correct prefix value.
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In the Account Settings dialog (Tools > Account Settings...Edit > Account Settings...), have you checked "Keep messages for this account on this computer"?
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 21:05
Yes, I have this checked.
– needfulthing
Feb 1 at 12:01
Note, the setting "Keep messages for this account on this computer" is only related to whether Thunderbird will proactively CACHE emails from the server.
– wsmwk
Feb 10 at 0:47