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Thunderbird unauthorized downloading of messages

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BDinger3
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I'm a long time user of TB. However, the installation I have now is fairly new on a Win 11 computer. I have attached a screen shot showing my server settings where it clearly shows that TB is not to download any messages on it's own.

I have an email address (cox.com) that was taken over by Yahoo some year and half ago. I don't remember this problem occurring on my Win 10 computer.

Why is Thunderbird downloading messages when it's not supposed to?

Thank you.

I'm a long time user of TB. However, the installation I have now is fairly new on a Win 11 computer. I have attached a screen shot showing my server settings where it clearly shows that TB is not to download any messages on it's own. I have an email address (cox.com) that was taken over by Yahoo some year and half ago. I don't remember this problem occurring on my Win 10 computer. Why is Thunderbird downloading messages when it's not supposed to? Thank you.
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david
david
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I am NOT the IMAP guru here, but I do know that IMAP accounts may act differently, some updating online whenever there is a new message. My IMAP accounts update on their own as mail arrives. This is not a Thunderbird bug. I think, at one time, the IDLE command could be disabled, but I am not aware of any current ability to do that.

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