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Thunderbird stops downloading messages from folders in Yahoo webmail account

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AlanMintaka
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I've been able to connect Thunderbird to thee IMAP and SMTP servers for my webmail account. I can see the inbox and all other folders fine but when it comes to downloading messages I've run into a problem.

If I click on a folder that I know has new messages in it, Thunderbird will announce "sending login information" and ":downloading nn messages from (folder name)." This works OK for 3 or 4 folders, but after that Thunderbird only says "sending login information" and downloads no messages from folders that I know have new messages. It also updates the inbox the same way; if I click on Inbox right away, the new messages will download. If I download from a few other folders first, Inbox won't download.

Does anybody have any idea why this happens?

I've been able to connect Thunderbird to thee IMAP and SMTP servers for my webmail account. I can see the inbox and all other folders fine but when it comes to downloading messages I've run into a problem. If I click on a folder that I know has new messages in it, Thunderbird will announce "sending login information" and ":downloading nn messages from (folder name)." This works OK for 3 or 4 folders, but after that Thunderbird only says "sending login information" and downloads no messages from folders that I know have new messages. It also updates the inbox the same way; if I click on Inbox right away, the new messages will download. If I download from a few other folders first, Inbox won't download. Does anybody have any idea why this happens?