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MW only partially washing
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:10 am
by Elektra
I installed MW on my new laptop this weekend and while it is washing spam it leaves mails in the list after they have been downloaded. What I mean by that is even if I check my mail again, those that have already been downloaded remain in the list and the only way to get rid of them is to check them all for deletion.
I have searched for an option in settings to get them automatically removed when checking mail after download but can't find anything. What am I missing please?
Re: MW only partially washing
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:32 am
by racker
By default, MWP wil show all mail it finds on your mailserver. By the nature of your complaint, I assume you are using IMAP. With IMAP -opposite to POP mail-, your mail client (for instance outlook, Fossa mail.... ) "looks" directly at the mail server and leaves "read" mail on thet server. Thus, MWP will keep seeing your older mail... But there is a solution: under accounts>>>incoming server untick "download read mail". Do this for every account you may have and... you will no longer see "older", "read" mail. Success!
Re: MW only partially washing
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:02 am
by Elektra
No, they are all POP accounts.
Re: MW only partially washing
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:52 am
by TrustFire
To ensure that mails deleted by your e-mail client are no longer listed in MWP, you can check out the graphical illustration of server settings for some of the more popular e-mail clients at the following links:—
Microsoft Outlook:
Mozilla Thunderbird:
Windows Live Mail:
Opera Mail:
Re: MW only partially washing
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:58 pm
by Elektra
Thanks TrustFire. Section 8 appears to have been the likely culprit.