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«Mail server (...) responded: Idle for too long»

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Joseff Key
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"Error with account (...). A The RETR command did not succeed. Error retrieving a message. Mail server pop.yandex.ru responded: Idle for too long" or "The LIST command did not succeed. Error getting the ID and size of a message. Mail server pop.yandex.ru responded: Idle for too long".

Thunderbird 102.11.0 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045.2965 POP3 with pop.yandex.ru:995

What could be the problem, and how to solve it?

"Error with account (...). A The RETR command did not succeed. Error retrieving a message. Mail server pop.yandex.ru responded: Idle for too long" or "The LIST command did not succeed. Error getting the ID and size of a message. Mail server pop.yandex.ru responded: Idle for too long". Thunderbird 102.11.0 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045.2965 POP3 with pop.yandex.ru:995 What could be the problem, and how to solve it?
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david
david
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The RETR message is a problem with server, sometimes caused by a corrupted message there. You might try logging in online to the account to check.