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Filters are getting automatically run on "read" emails when opening Thunderbird

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Filters are getting automatically run on "read" emails in Thunderbird 52.1.1 (64-bit) Ubuntu since apt update, any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

T

Filters are getting automatically run on "read" emails in Thunderbird 52.1.1 (64-bit) Ubuntu since apt update, any ideas? Thanks in advance. T

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This is a new feature implemented by https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=308148 and https://bug98304.bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320832 with mail.imap.filter_on_new is true by default

Set it to false to disable this fature

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Wayne Mery
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This is a new feature implemented by https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=308148 and https://bug98304.bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320832 with mail.imap.filter_on_new is true by default

Set it to false to disable this fature

tomb2
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Thanks a lot Wayne, looks like I'm one of these people:

David :Bienvenu - Comment 1 • 12 years ago This is by design - we don't filter read messages. I understand that you want us to, but if we did, people would file bugs saying you shouldn't filter read messages :-)

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