> Spam Sorting, and Filter Sorting,

You mean automatic Junk/Spam and automatic Filter?

Hi Wayne,

Yes... That's why I said TB keeps "Reverting" to my needing to manually move my Spam, and Filtered messages both of which are set to be moved automatically.

I will add that I have "ReTrained" my Spam criteria about four times, and that helps for about a week before TB reverts to requiring manual sorting again. This has been happening for many months...

Thanks, Lothar

Roughly what month/date did this start happening. You didn't change anything in account settings just prior to that? All filters fail? (you have more than one?) Do you have any settings on your spam folder to automatically delete messages?

Hi Wayne,

A rough estimate would be that the problem started about five months ago... I changed nothing just prior to this starting. I have perhaps twenty filters, and I have not studied this situation with care that would allow me to tell you if all filters are affected. My Spam folder deletes messages after they sit for more than eight days, and gets that setting from my Account Settings.

I also neglected to say that this problem is intermittent... On occasion, if I reboot the system, the messages will be moved automatically. Sometimes that will happen without a reboot. But far more frequently, I have the problem I have described. In addition, I did not explain that messages are marked as Spam, but establish residence in my Inbox rather than being moved to the appropriate folder.

Thanks, as before, Lothar

re : TB pulls messages from a POP Server.

I presume you mean 'Account Settings' > 'Server Settings' says Server Type: Pop Mail Server

Please post an image of your 'Account Settings' > 'Spam Settings' for the pop account.

Hello,

Images attached,

Lothar

Hi again,

It's only been about 48 hours, but since clicking "Refresh Thunderbird," my Spam Controls, and Filters, are working as they should...

All the best, Lothar

but since clicking "Refresh Thunderbird," my Spam Controls, and Filters, are working as they should...

Just for my information: where did you click "Refresh Thunderbird"? I've never seen this in any Thunderbird version. Or do you mean "Reset Training Data" in Settings > Privacy & Security > Junk ?

Hi,

In V. 146.0.1 Click Help | Troubleshooting Information | and in the upper right, you will see the Refresh Thunderbird Button, waiting to be clicked...

Lothar

Thank you Lothar. I've found it now in my TB 146 profile - and it's the first time that I see this button in Thunderbird! The odd - or the funny - thing is that clicking this button doesn't affect anything, there is even a bug report about this superfluous button: Troubleshooting Information for Thunderbird 145 shows "Refresh" button, but it doesn't work https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2001863

This button has erroneously landed in Thunderbird 145 and 146 because of its cousin-hood with Firefox and it will disappear again next week in version 147. Luckily for you it didn't any harm in your Thunderbird profile....

Hi,

Well, that's why I said "It's only been 48 hours" since I clicked the Refresh Thunderbird button. Now it's 54 hours, and though it certainly may be some sort of IT placebo effect, this is, by far, my longest stretch without this hassle in many months.

I will post back when, or if, the sorting fails again. (And, I will try not to give my laptop the side-eye, hoping to extend my good luck.)

Lothar