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| From | "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.thunderbird |
| Subject | Re: Order in which Thunderbird contacts POP servers |
| Date | 2026-05-01 19:54 +0100 |
| Organization | 255 software |
| Message-ID | <10t2st1$1kf03$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <10t1ajo$165ft$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2026/5/1 5:36:8, malone wrote:
>
> I have several email addresses. When I check my emails (F5) Thunderbird
> contacts each (different) POP server sequentially to see whether there
> are any messages waiting to be downloaded. What determines the order in
> which Thunderbird contacts those servers. It's not in the order the
> accounts are listed in Account Settings. It isn't alphabetically. It
> isn't the date on which the accounts were created? How is it determined?
>
> How can I adjust the order in which Thunderbird contacts those POP servers?
I've read the responses from Andy and VLH - mostly over my head for now.
Other than one always wants to control things, what is your reason for
wanting to control this order - do you expect very large email loads
from one of them, for example?
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