Uh.. do you know what IMAP is?
manXxon wrote: > Not that I'm quite sure what the real problem is, bu are you sure you > haven't somehow checked the leave messages on server in mail & newsgroup > s account settings? If so, your problem makes perfectly sence. > > /manXxon > > On 23-09-2002 22:43, Steve Sobel wrote: > >> I have a problem with IMAP, and it seems to only be on some servers. >> >> The whole point of IMAP is to be able to check the same account from >> multiple locations. So please, don't bother replying if you're going >> to tell me that the setup I have is unnecessary, or should be done a >> different way. It works fine in Outlook, much as I'm not a fan of >> Outlook. >> >> Anyhow, the situation: >> >> I have mozilla running at home, and at work, checking the same two >> email accounts - both running on different email servers. >> >> On email accounts A and B, the following behavior occurs (A being the >> correct behavior): >> >> account A) I get home from work, having read all of the messages that >> came to me that day, and I look at my mozilla mail at home - and all >> the messages are marked read. I have 0 new messages (unless I got one >> while I was driving home, anyhow). >> >> account B) Messages I have read and even deleted still appear in my >> inbox and marked as new. If I close mozilla and reopen it - the >> number of new messages is still reported incorrectly - however, after >> having closed/reopened it - if I click on that inbox, it refreshes >> with the proper number of unread/new messages (usually zero). >> >> Now, I understand that because of the fact that it works on one email >> server and doesn't on another - it may be that server B does not >> follow some RFC perfectly or something. However, outlook handles this >> discrepancy fine. >> >> That server (server B) - for your testing pleasure - is Merak Mail >> Server, by Icewarp Software - www.icewarp.com ... >> >> Anyone know if this is the kind of thing that may get looked into? Or >> will Mozilla folks go "tell them to follow the damn RFC, screw off"? >> >> Steve >> >
