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Choosing which IMAP Quota response to display

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My work email provider, which hosts about 30 individual email accounts, returns the following when queried for quota:

a GETQUOTAROOT INBOX

QUOTAROOT INBOX Mailbox "cPanel Account" QUOTA Mailbox (STORAGE 1198939 2097152) QUOTA "cPanel Account" (STORAGE 24913212 26214400)

"Mailbox" is the individual account (at about 50% usage) here and "cPanel Account" is the whole server (at about 95%).

Thunderbird receives that data then uses the last one received for it's display (the overall server quota) which is confusing for users who expect to see their individual quota.

Is there any way I can either:

  • tell Thunderbird to use the first QUOTA value ("Mailbox)
  • intercept that response and strip out the "cPanel Account" entry before Thunderbird UI sees it

I can't get the response from the mail provider changed, I've already asked that.

Thanks, Dave.

My work email provider, which hosts about 30 individual email accounts, returns the following when queried for quota: a GETQUOTAROOT INBOX QUOTAROOT INBOX Mailbox "cPanel Account" QUOTA Mailbox (STORAGE 1198939 2097152) QUOTA "cPanel Account" (STORAGE 24913212 26214400) "Mailbox" is the individual account (at about 50% usage) here and "cPanel Account" is the whole server (at about 95%). Thunderbird receives that data then uses the last one received for it's display (the overall server quota) which is confusing for users who expect to see their individual quota. Is there any way I can either: * tell Thunderbird to use the first QUOTA value ("Mailbox) * intercept that response and strip out the "cPanel Account" entry before Thunderbird UI sees it I can't get the response from the mail provider changed, I've already asked that. Thanks, Dave.

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