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1. #Mozilla thunderbird junk folder manual#
2. #Mozilla thunderbird junk folder full#
3. #Mozilla thunderbird junk folder Offline#

* Select 'Junk/Spam' (whatever it is called) and click on 'Subscribe' * Right click on imap account name and select 'Subscribe' * Right click on 'Junk' folder and select 'Properties' I advise anyone using an imap or pop account to periodically create a backup.ĭo you see folders with name 'Junk' or 'Spam' when you log on to the webmail account ?

#Mozilla thunderbird junk folder full#

Note, if you delete an email in an imap account it will get deleted off server when folder next synchronises and also vis versa, you delete an email off server via webmail or phone or another imap account and it will also get deleted from Thunderbird.ĭo not rely on an imap account downloading full copies as a true separate copy because those folders are not independent of the server.

#Mozilla thunderbird junk folder Offline#

If you download full copies, it means you can still read emails in Offline mode and it also means you can create a backup of the profile, which includes mail account, emails (assuming you have full copies as they will be stored in mbox files), contacts, message filters, preferences etc etc. You can also do this on a per folder basis. You can choose to download headers or full copies of emails. IMAP is very different, emails are stored on server and imap account folders synchronise with server folders to display what is on server. Then remove the pop account via Account Settings - select pop account, click on 'Account Actions' and select 'Remove account'.Ĭreate a new Existing Mail account and set it up as an IMAP mail account. You would need to get copies of all emails that are currently in the pop account copied into suitable folders in the 'Local Folders' mail account - you could always delete them later if you find you have duplicates. You cannot simply swap the server settings to change a pop into an imap. Or just log on to webmail and read junk emails in situ. Log onto webmail and mark email as not junk/spam to get it into the Inbox, then in Thunderbird click on 'Get Messages' to download. It's impossible to switch off the server spam filter, so if server decides it's spam then it gets moved.ġ.

#Mozilla thunderbird junk folder manual#

This means if the server decides something is junk/spam and moves it out of the Inbox to another folder on server, there is no way a POP account can know it exists.Īll pop accounts will have a 'Junk' folder and any email received in the 'Inbox' that is determined as junk either by Thunderbird's Junk settings or by a Message Filter you created or by a manual mark as Junk will move it to the pop account Junk folder as per Account Settings > Junk Settings. It is normal to download from server Inbox and the emails on server are deleted, but there are settings which you can use to 'keep messages on the server' and many people use those settings. Pop accounts do not synchronises any folder with server which means the server Inbox can look entirely different from the pop account Inbox. Pop accounts do not have access to any other folder on the server. This is how all pop accounts work no matter what email client is used. If you have a POP mail account then Thunderbird can only access and download emails from the server Inbox.

Right click on imap account name and select 'Settings'.Select 'Junk/Spam' (whatever it is called) and click on 'Subscribe'Ĭheck setting in Thunderbird to see you really are using the server 'Junk/Spam' folder.Right click on imap account name and select 'Subscribe'.If email shown in webmail account appear then all is ok.Ĭheck the 'Junk' folder is properly subscribed. Select another folder and then reselect 'Junk' Right click on 'Junk' folder and select 'Properties'.Info on webmail block or unblock:Ĭheck to see if the imap account Junk in Thunderbird needs index rebuilding. Usually, servers have a folder called 'Spam' or 'Spam Mail' or 'Bulk Mail' but on occasions do have a 'Junk' folder.ĭo you see folders with name 'Junk' or 'Spam' when you log on to the webmail account ?