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Why do messages keep reappearing in my inbox after they have been deleted or moved to other folders?

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  • Balasan terakhir oleh Matt

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Am in the process of setting up Thunderbird (finally moving over from Eudora). Using IMAP, and I've installed BlueMail on my Android.

When I have Thunderbird open on my computer, I drag and drop emails from the Inbox to other folders. Or I will delete them by pressing the Delete key. Or I will mark them as Junk and drag them to the Junk Email folder.

However, these same emails keep reappearing in the Inbox, and I continue having to move or delete them.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Am in the process of setting up Thunderbird (finally moving over from Eudora). Using IMAP, and I've installed BlueMail on my Android. When I have Thunderbird open on my computer, I drag and drop emails from the Inbox to other folders. Or I will delete them by pressing the Delete key. Or I will mark them as Junk and drag them to the Junk Email folder. However, these same emails keep reappearing in the Inbox, and I continue having to move or delete them. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!

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When you click junk, the email should just move itself to the junk folder.

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Thanks Matt

No, when I click Junk (either the icon or with a j on the keyboard, it marks it as junk but sends it nowhere. I have been dragging them to the Junk folder manually.

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When I delete a message or move it out of the Inbox, Thunderbird reloads it. I can delete it ten times and it keeps coming back.

Apparently, there is a problem or significant delay with the synching mechanism. It will even happen with messages that are hours or a couple of days old. Any ideas?

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If this hotmail? There have been issues with their mail servers not moving supposedly deleted mails on pop account for a couple of years now.