This can be avoided today. The solution is *not* to use the option provided in the Hotmail add-on that is for "download unread emails only"
This option really contravenes the POP3 protocol (though - as I always say - I understand why the Webmail Author provides it). To use it without problems you need to do some preliminary work (avoiding this work is one of the reasons it is provided). You will need to go to the Hotmail Website and move any large number of messages you have in the Inbox to a new custom folder. The same wouls be true for any large custom folders that you have downloaded by the extension. The reason for this is that de-selecting the "download only unread messages" in the Hotmail add-on will cause a re-download of all of the messages in the Inbox and selected folders from the Hotmail server. However, once you have done this work and de-selected the "download only unread messages" Thunderbird will work as it is designed, in accord with the POP3 protocol, and you will not experience the re- download of your Hotmail messages again. On Aug 5, 1:10 pm, troxx <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried latest version of webmail 1.2.29b10 but keep getting old > messages still..... somehow they are ot marked as read. > > On 30 Jul., 19:30, Mauricio <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Same as Jon Macy happens to me, but I only tested with 1.2.28. > > > On Jul 28, 10:57 pm, Jon Macy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm also experiencing the issue where messages are not being marked as > > > read on hotmail so webmail extension downloads them. Also does not > > > delete them from hotmail. I do not have any terms and conditions > > > messages when accessing hotmail through a browser. Was using 1.2.28 > > > with the problem, tested tonight with 1.2.29b4 and have the same > > > problems. > > > Jon > > > > On Jul 27, 11:16 am, KE4AVB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The problem seems to be with MS changing the website. The hotmail is > > > > not currently marking the messages as read for some reason. It only > > > > happened to me after I agreed to the Terms and Conditions that were > > > > posted on the Hotmail site. Sending of mail via the hotmail extension > > > > is also giving problems due these changes. These changes has really > > > > done a number on the extension but the webmail author should be able > > > > to get this fix fairly soon. > > > > > Eugene > > > > > On Jul 27, 10:56 am, troxx <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I am seeing Webmail downloading messages multiple times. > > > > > thunderbird 3.0.6 > > > > > webmail 1.3.8 > > > > > hotmail 1.2.28 > > > > > > Funny thing is: not all messages are being downloaded but only within > > > > > last couple of days. > > > > > > Thanks.
