same problem here! checking the short id option doesnt change anything:( hope someone comes up with a solution
On Apr 6, 6:40 pm, Raj Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately I've been using the short-id option for the last 6 > months, and the workaround has been ineffective. Your explanation > makes sense. > > Perhaps if the authors have an option to download messages newer than, > say, 15 days, then this would work. > > On Apr 3, 11:29 am, alanrf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The authors have - you just need to use the solution. > > > This problem is caused by Yahoo. Thunderbird itself (not these > > extensions) decides which message to download from the server. The > > extension mimics a POP server and hands to Thunderbird a list of the > > messages on the server. Thunderbird keeps a list of the message ids > > on the server that it has downloaded already. It compares that list > > with the new up to date list and downloads the ones it has not seen > > before and then Thunderbird updates its list of downloaded message. > > > Unfortunately, Yahoo has a very unhelpful habit of regularly changing > > the message ids on the server (their choice - they are not providing a > > POP service here). > > So the next time the list is given to Thunderbird it appears that all > > the messages have never been seen before and Thunderbird downloads > > them all again. > > > The Webmail Author provides the ShortId option in the Yahoo extension > > options. If you keep messages on the server for more than a couple of > > days then you need to use the ShortId option - it shortens the message > > ids to eliminate the part that Yahoo changes. Selecting the ShortId > > option has the downside that it will cause a one time re-download of > > the messages on the server, after that you should be safe from the re- > > download problem. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
