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Thread ID: 136651	2014-03-27 01:29:00	old emails loading on second computer..	bazmeister (3216)	Press F1

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1371380	2014-03-27 01:29:00	I have a desktop using Thunderbird for emails. I also have an old Laptop which I use very infrequently for music and as a bit of a back-up. Since recent xtra settings changes, the Lappy is picking up a back-log of old emails. Today for example it loaded 128 old emails, dating back quite a while. I have viewed the settings in Tools/Accounts etc but am loathe to fiddle with them in case I stuff up. What should this be set at to avoid this problem...?	bazmeister (3216)
1371381	2014-03-27 01:48:00	I have similar problems when I use multiple devices to check my E-mail - it seems to confuse the "mark as read" setting on the server. I've changed mine to delete E-mails off the server when I delete them from my inbox so at least it doesn't keep bringing back the ones I don't want, but even that doesn't seem to always work. I don't have a solution though, my android phone generally has around 40-50 "unread" messages on it constantly and if I delete them or mark as read it just goes and grabs more older ones so I've given up trying to sort that. At home I try to stick to just one PC for E-mail and I use live mail, that at least seems to work ok.	dugimodo (138)
1371382	2014-03-27 02:03:00	Thanks for your quick reply. I have changed the settings to "until I delete them" which seems to make sense....can't see any need to "back capture" them after clearing them out. Will give it a few days and see if it helps.	bazmeister (3216)
1371383	2014-03-28 02:23:00	If you are using the same ISP, username and password for both devices, you are probably automatically downloading the emails that are sitting in your webmail folder. If you have finished with them, go to the webmail and delete them.	Guillaume (16361)
1371384	2014-03-28 20:58:00	Deleting (see my previous post) seems to be doing the job.....a check of my web mail showed only a few very recent ones there....thanks.	bazmeister (3216)
1371385	2014-03-30 11:08:00	I use a kiwi program called Mail Washer. This enables me to see the mail on the server and delete the spam before I open a mail client. This way I can delete any files that have been downloaded. Mail Washer will handle several accounts at a time.	mzee (3324)
1371386	2014-04-01 02:11:00	I use a kiwi program called Mail Washer. This enables me to see the mail on the server and delete the spam before I open a mail client. This way I can delete any files that have been downloaded. Mail Washer will handle several accounts at a time. You can also delete files direct from the server, which prevents any future regurgitations, but if you delete in error you can also restore them within a specified time limit. I'm not sure what options are offered but mine is set for 30 days and if I haven't recovered the file by then I'm never going to want it. Black-listed sources are automatically dumped. I am vetting the content of several accounts and that is a real blessing! Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1371387	2014-04-01 03:19:00	I used to use Mail Washer years ago, these days I don't think it's really any better than the inbuilt spam filter in most E-mail clients. I get very little spam in my In box.	dugimodo (138)
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