Paul B. Gallagher wrote: > BIll Spikowski wrote: > >> I have this box checked in Edit | Preferences | Mail& Newsgroups. >> >> Yet it doesn't stop Seamonkey from downloading my email when only the >> browser window is open -- or even when no window is open but a SM >> process is stuck running in the background. >> >> This is a problem to me because I sometimes must leave a browser >> window open, but I want my email left on the server until I'm back in >> my office. >> >> Is there a workaround that might solve this? > > In my experience, once SM starts checking mail automatically during a > session, it will continue doing so no matter what you do to the prefs. > So if you really want it to stop checking, you have to terminate SM > after setting the new preference, which takes effect in the next session. > > It would be ideal if the devs would add a notation "(takes effect > after SeaMonkey restarts)" or something to that effect.
I've had this setting checked for quite a while, before many many restarts, and still the automatic email downloading continues (in the background) even when Mail & Newsgroups is closed. For my purposes, the interface design seems exactly right -- it just doesn't work properly. Your suggested notation sounds like it would be useful in your situation, because otherwise how would anyone know that a restart is required? _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
