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sfhowes replied Duela 12 hilabete
fishinsp
fishinsp

Is there a setting to make an email account not automatically download the messages when you sign in? Using 2 emails but only want one to sync manually

Is there a setting to make an email account not automatically download the messages when you sign in? Using 2 emails but only want one to sync manually

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sfhowes
sfhowes

You can do this in Account Settings for POP accounts, but for IMAP accounts, set TB to start in offline mode in Settings/Network & Disk Space.