Re: [Fetchmail-users] oddball, but probably viral ISP emil server configuration

[Carlos E. R. <rob...@te...>]

On 2017-09-15 02:13, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Thursday 14 September 2017 15:06:58 Matthias Andree wrote:


>> Code to copy messages to trash (not all 
>> IMAP servers can actually /move/) hasn't been written for fetchmail.
>> The proper answer is to find a ISP with clueful staff...
>>
>> Sorry.
>>
> But I am out in the semi-rural and wilder brush of north central WV, they 
> are the local cable company, scattered about WV, VA, PA & possibly the 
> Carolina's. The alternative is Frontier.net, running on what was 
> Verizons 50 yo copper, none of which is buried deep enough to clear your 
> weed eater or lawnmower.  Except for this, it generally  Just Works(TM).
> 
> Thank you for checking instead of ignoring me.

But you do not need to have your ISP also provide mail. It is usual, but
not necessary.


I have a problem with mine: on one account, the inbox suddenly becomes
empty, till a new mail gets there, and all emails appear back on the
inbox. They say that Thunderbird makes several simultaneous connections
and then the index at the server corrupts. Configure Thunderbird to make
only one connection to the imap server (!).

It also happens with fetchmail.


Some ISPs have curious ideas about how email works.


-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)