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Thread ID: 147422	2018-12-11 17:11:00	Using Thunderbird on two machines	Digby (677)	Press F1

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1456441	2018-12-11 17:11:00	Hello I use Thunderbird as my email client. I have two Windows 10 machines networked. I have Thunderbird on one machine only. Is it OK to install Thunderbird on my second machine, and if so, will all my emails show up on both machines, what will happen to emails that I mark as read or delete? Thanks	Digby (677)
1456442	2018-12-11 17:41:00	You can. If you set them up using IMAP emails will go to both. They remain on the server (Whoever that is - ISP, gmail etc) until you delete them there (not from Thunderbird) If you use POP instead, then the new emails will go to whichever device you access first and only that one, not both.	piroska (17583)
1456443	2018-12-11 20:04:00	If you set them up using IMAP emails will go to both. They remain on the server (Whoever that is - ISP, gmail etc) until you delete them there (not from Thunderbird) That's actually incorrect with the default IMAP settings. Just tried it, had a few customers complain about online mails disappearing when using IMAP, so just installed the latest thunderbird, used IMAP in the setup. Downloaded 51 new mails, went online, sure enough same 51 online. Deleted them all from Thunderbirds inbox, went back online, and yep they had synced, all 51 gone online and same as Thunderbird in the trash. To test even further fired up EMClient on another PC that I normally use gmail on, it synced right away, deleting every previous email from the last week, because I had deleted them online as well. If you have only used POP accounts you may be used to deleting a local copy of a message, knowing that the original is still stored on the mail server (and accessible via webmail). That isn't true with IMAP. That is why the folder in the IMAP account is called a remote folder. Whatever you do to the remote folder affects the corresponding webmail folder. It also affects the corresponding offline folder, if it exists. From the SOURCE (kb.mozillazine.org) Old story, if you want to keep certain mails, create a Separate Folder and move them to that. :)	wainuitech (129)
1456444	2018-12-12 02:59:00	That's actually incorrect with the default IMAP settings. :) support.mozilla.org I have set it up for numerous people and it sure did work. Currently working just fine for my Brother on his multiple devices.	piroska (17583)
1456445	2018-12-12 03:10:00	support.mozilla.org I have set it up for numerous people and it sure did work. Currently working just fine for my Brother on his multiple devices. Well its doing exactly whats listed in your provided link: Whenever Thunderbird starts, it checks the state of synchronization between the Thunderbird message repository and the email server, and then performs any transfers that are necessary (such as downloading new messages from the server, deleting from the server any messages that have been deleted locally, etc	wainuitech (129)
1456446	2018-12-12 03:40:00	Just to show its happening have a watch of this Video. I sent a email to myself, its not a full window as that shows personal details, but it good enough to show whats happening. On the left window is Gmail in Chrome, with the received mail, on the right is Thunderbird in box, same email. I right click- delete the email in Thunderbird, watch the cursor with the red Circle, Thunderbird is still the active window (on top - Had I have clicked in Chrome the windows would change position on top) , without touching Gmail on line Thunderbird syncs and takes out the message with out touching anything. Cant say it doesn't do it ;) streamable.com Edited: just checked the sync settings in Thunderbird, its set to leave the online alone, but obviously doesn't listen to its on settings.	wainuitech (129)
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