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On Sep 13, 4:47*am, "Jason" <jal...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> imap's fine - Outlook & OE download only once. when deleted from outlook the
> messages are deleted from the server next time you do a receive. Don't know
> about sent folder as mine has always been empty.
>
> does thunderbird support news ?"Bobby Johnson" <rjohn...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:...
>
> > The problem is caused by the default installation of Thunderbird. *It now
> > defaults to IMAP and that's why you get all the automatic mail.
>
> > If you go to the Thunderbird home pages
> >http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/and then to the
> > Communities you can find the information on how to change it from IMAP to
> > POP.
>
> > On 2010-09-11 13:20, Valorie McLaughlin wrote:
> >> "Jason" <jal...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:e%.. .
> >>> no just downloads inbox etc. About time 7 mail was delta with - I'm
> >>> going to remove the email accounts from it.
>
> >> I'm trying to use Mozilla Thunderbird for Mail and News. It's the
> >> closest thing I can find to OutlookExpress or Windows Mail. I don't want
> >> my inbox flooded with old sent messages from years back.
>
> >>> "Valorie McLaughlin" <Val...@invaid.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:...
> >>>> "Jason" <jal...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:%. ..
> >>>>> How do i stop mail program from sending/receiving at startup and
> >>>>> shutdown - i have check email at startup un ticked?
>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> I
>
> >>>> Is your mail program also download old messages you sent years ago
> >>>> still on some ghost server? I can't find anyway to stop them. I've
> >>>> spent hours today on the new PC and made little headway.

Yes, Thunderbird supports News.