Hello Richard, On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 01:34:08 -0500 GMT (05/02/03, 13:34 +0700 GMT), Richard H. Stoddard wrote:
> When I am downloading mail from the server, if the process gets timed > out or my connection drops before the session is complete the next time > I attempt to download it always starts over with the first message > again, even though it has allegedly deleted already downloaded messages > from the server. (It is set to delete messages from the server, not > retain them.) Today I had 85 messages in my main account, and it timed > out several times, each time starting over at the beginning. [...] > Is this a known bug? (I�m using v1.62i.) Yes, it is. For some reason, TB does not correctly store the UIDL of the mails already downloaded, if you delete messages on server.\ (Jonathan is right the the DELE command did not get through and the mails are not deleted from the server if the QUIT command is not issued - but that doesn't explain why the message is re-downloaded into TB the second time you connect.) > Is there anything I can do to rectify it? No, but there is a workaround I use: Set your TB to "leave messages on server for 2 days". Suddenly TB remembers which mails have already been downloaded, and will not download them again, even if the connection has been cut prematurely. The disadvantage is that the mails actually stay on the server for two days (if that is a space conceern for you) and that after two days, the old mails will be deleted before the new mails will be downloaded (which can take some time if you have a lot of mails, like around 200 per day as in my case). I still prefer this solution over re-downloading 50 ML postings already downloaded, or re-downloading this 500KB picture my mother sent me... > Not only is it a bit frustrating, even though it�s relatively easy > to delete dupes, it�s also expensive, since my dial-up here in > Uzbekistan charges both by the hour and the kb of e-mail downloaded > from the account here. I see your point and recommend "leaving messages on server for X days" if you have the space. I use this all the time for the exact reasons you mention (line often cut prematurely, high per-minute access cost). -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. Message reply created with The Bat! 1.63 Beta/5 under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A using an AMD Athlon K7 1.2GHz, 128MB RAM ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
