Yes, Thunderbird and the Hotmail POP3 server must follow the rules of the POP3 protocol. That only allows email to be downloaded from the Inbox of the server. This is the way Thunderbird, other email clients and POP3 mail servers all work. The Webmail Author is able to "bend the rules" a little because with these extensions the real server is a http Hotmail service, not a POP3 one.
If you want to access other folders on a mail server then you need an IMAP account rather than a POP3 account and a service that provides an IMAP server. Hotmail does not provide this. Microsoft does allow you to use their new proprietary access method, DeltaSync, from their Windows Live Mail client and that provides an IMAP like experience with all Hotmail accounts. On Feb 19, 1:27 pm, BluesRenegade <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had the extensions pull in mail from the Sent and Junk folders, as > well as the Inbox. I think the POP mail only pulls in mail from the > Inbox, and ignores all the rest. Anyone know for sure on this? > > babylonx wrote: > > I disagree that the extension is useless anymore. I still use it. I am > > from Greece and I receive a lot of mails with Greek characters. I have > > changed my address at my Hotmail options declaring that I live in > > England so as to enable POP3 access. Using POP3, the Greek characters > > in my mails appear as question marks (?). The newest 1.2.21 version of > > the Hotmail Extension for Thunderbird still gives negative vibes. So > > the only way for me to read my mail at the time is from the Hotmail > > Website. I can't ask for support from Microsoft for the POP3 method > > because officially I shouldn't have access because I am from Greece! > > > I also have an older DAV enabled account that the extension worked > > well with it (using webdav method) but the strange thing is that this > > account also works well with POP3 (no question marks). > > > So, I have a new account that doesn't work well with either POP3 > > access or the extension and I also have an old account that works well > > with both the POP3 and the extension! > > > You understand that I would really appreciated it if the Webmail > > extension development team continued looking for a solution about the > > negative vibes problem! > > > P.S.: I use English user interface in the problematic account. > > > On 19 Φεβ, 20:49, Loppis <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I agree, with above statement, thanks for all the hotmail plugins. > > >> I guess we have to find a new forum for the new problems --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
