[scrubbicus]

So I reformatted my desktop and had a wireless adapter that didn't work so I was without internet so I used Outlook on my laptop. Now that I have internet again and am able to use Thunderbird on my desktop it's unable to download any new messages in the past 2 weeks that I've received. On GMAIL all the messages are set to unread.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

[abkTech]

I have encountered similar problem with Thunderbird and Gmail. Try re-enabling POP3 support from Settings in your Gmail account.

[Hughv]

Do you get an error message?
Have you created an email account in TB?

[throoper]

Is T-bird not downloading any new messages or just the ones you have already accessed with Outlook?
If it's the previously accessed, go into T-bird, Account settings>G-mail>Server Settings.
Server name should be: pop.gmail.com
Port number: 995
Prefix your user name with recent: so it reads recent:your user name
OK and see if it will download them.

[scrubbicus]

Wow awesome that worked thanks throoper

[throoper]

You're welcome.

[throoper]

Hi scrubbicus,

I saw your thread in the Software forum HERE and thought I'd answer in this thread as it's a continuation of the topic.

That's not normal behavior. Using recent:username should only download the messages once. Once T-bird has them, they should be listed in the popstate control file and ignored on future connections with the server.
By any chance are you changing it back and forth from recent:username? That might cause the popstate file to reset like it's connecting for the first time to the server.