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Thunderbird Client is eating my bandwidth

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ps cheema
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Dear Sir,

I have Zimbra Open Source Server Edition 8.8.15 with Thunderbird Client Version 68 X for Windows 10X and Thunderbird Version 52X for Windows XP. I have 3-4 Systems at my Branch office connected via Mpls/VPN network.My Thunderbird Client is connected with IMAP protocol with my Zimbra Server.When i open my Thunderbird Client for mail Sync with my Zimbra Mail Server, my bandwidth get choked .But when i open Zimbra Web Mail Client on Web Browser, i face no such issue.

Please assist . . .

Regards PS Cheema

Dear Sir, I have Zimbra Open Source Server Edition 8.8.15 with Thunderbird Client Version 68 X for Windows 10X and Thunderbird Version 52X for Windows XP. I have 3-4 Systems at my Branch office connected via Mpls/VPN network.My Thunderbird Client is connected with IMAP protocol with my Zimbra Server.When i open my Thunderbird Client for mail Sync with my Zimbra Mail Server, my bandwidth get choked .But when i open Zimbra Web Mail Client on Web Browser, i face no such issue. Please assist . . . Regards PS Cheema

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Stans
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Change Thunderbird's synchronization settings to limit the number of messages that are synchronised for offline access. Those settings are explained here IMAP Synchronization. You can configure Tbird to NOT keep any offline messages since the messages are stored on the server. This way, only headers for the messages are fetched and the rest of the message (body) is downloaded only when that message is opened in the client.

Wayne Mery
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ps cheema, what did you determine to be causing the problem??