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Re: Thunderbird spam junk settings?

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On 12/22/22 18:56, Ralph Fox wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:47:54 +0100, Edmund wrote:
> 
>> Thunderbird spam junk settings?
>>
>> There are some emails in my spam folder.
>> How do I get Thunderbird to mind his own busyness and let me read
>> emails which are send to me.
>>
>> Edmund
> 
> 
> CASE 1:  If the emails are in your spam folder when you receive them.
> =====================================================================
> 
> First check whether this email account is a POP account or an IMAP account.
> Go to:
> [Linux]    Edit >> Account Settings >> (select email account) >> Server Settings.
> [Windows]  Tools >> Account Settings >> (select email account) >> Server Settings.
> At the top of the Server Settings panel, check whether it says
>      Server Type: POP Mail Server
> or
>      Server Type: IMAP Mail Server
> 
> 
> If this is an IMAP account, then it is probably your email service provider
> putting the emails into your spam folder.  It is probably not Thunderbird.
> Find how to adjust your settings at your email provider (whoever that is).
> 
> 
> Both POP and IMAP accounts have has a "Junk Settings" panel at:
> [Linux]    Edit >> Account Settings >> (select email account) >> Junk Settings.
> [Windows]  Tools >> Account Settings >> (select email account) >> Junk Settings.
> You can adjust these settings, for example to turn off adaptive junk mail
> controls or just turn off moving new junk messages to your spam folder.
>   *  If this is a POP account, then this should fix it.
>   *  If this is an IMAP account, this will not control what your email service
>      provider does.
> 
> 
> CASE 2:  If the emails are put in your spam folder when you mark them as junk.
> ==============================================================================
> 
> Go to:
> [Linux]    Edit >> Preferences >> Privacy & Security
> [Windows]  Tools >> Options >> Privacy & Security
> Scroll down to the "Junk" section.
> Turn off "When I mark messages as junk...".

I don't have Linux]    Edit >> Preferences >> Privacy & Security
I do have >edit>>Settings>>Privacy & Security

Nothing is selected as junk, so it must be the email provider.(gmail)
Thanks I will look at that.

Edmund

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Thunderbird spam junk settings? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2022-12-22 17:47 +0100
  Re: Thunderbird spam junk settings? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2022-12-22 09:33 -0800
  Re: Thunderbird spam junk settings? Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2022-12-23 06:56 +1300
    Re: Thunderbird spam junk settings? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2022-12-22 19:50 +0100
      Re: Thunderbird spam junk settings? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2022-12-22 11:31 -0800
        Re: Thunderbird spam junk settings? Aragorn <telcontar@duck.com> - 2022-12-22 20:48 +0100
          Re: Thunderbird spam junk settings? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2022-12-22 12:33 -0800
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