Sorry to proof you wrong here, alan. The option "download unread messages only" is not used. I am using the add-on since years and have deactivated it since years. The redownload started about a month ago. The only option avtivated is "mark messages as read on server".
But thanks anyway! troxx On 6 Aug., 05:17, alanrf <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
