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How do I set up Thunderbird so that no incoming email is automatically diverted to my spam folder?

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Lin replied Duela 35 minutu
clintoconner2
clintoconner2

How do I set up Thunderbird so that no incoming email is automatically diverted to my spam folder?

I like TB flagging incoming emails that it thinks is spam, but I don't want TB to automatically divert any emails into the Spam folder. Is this possible?

I use four email accounts on TB. I'd like to set this up for all four accounts.

How do I set up Thunderbird so that no incoming email is automatically diverted to my spam folder? I like TB flagging incoming emails that it thinks is spam, but I don't want TB to automatically divert any emails into the Spam folder. Is this possible? I use four email accounts on TB. I'd like to set this up for all four accounts.

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Lin
Lin
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See the <Settings | Privacy & Security | Spam> and uncheck the "When messages are marked as spam: Move them to the account’s Spam folder" option. These are the default settings. They can be overridden by the options in <Account Settings | Spam Settings | Destination and Retention>.

Keep in mind that your email provider may have their own spam rules that move messages to their Spam folder before Thunderbird ever sees them. You can't control that in Thunderbird, but there may be settings for it available on their webmail page.

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