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How do I change how often Thunderbird checks for new email?

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ron7rat7
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I seem to can't get my Thunderbird to check my emails as often as I want it to. I have attached a pic to show you what is selected, but it doesn't check for emails that soon. I selected for it to check for new emails every one minute. However, it only checks it once or twice a day. I have to exit Thunderbird, and restart it in order to get my emails. I have tried the "get messages" tab, but it doesn't work. Only restarting Thunderbird works. I just need to get my emails faster, and have a notification telling me that I have a new email. What can I do to fix this?

I seem to can't get my Thunderbird to check my emails as often as I want it to. I have attached a pic to show you what is selected, but it doesn't check for emails that soon. I selected for it to check for new emails every one minute. However, it only checks it once or twice a day. I have to exit Thunderbird, and restart it in order to get my emails. I have tried the "get messages" tab, but it doesn't work. Only restarting Thunderbird works. I just need to get my emails faster, and have a notification telling me that I have a new email. What can I do to fix this?

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ron7rat7
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Here is the pic. It didn't work sending it the first time.

christ1
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This is a known problem with Charter, and they refuse to admit it. You'll need to complain to Charter.

Also see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1153184

Regardless of the problem at hand, attempts to retrieve mail every minute would likely be blocked by most email providers. An interval of 10 min should be reasonable.