Odd problem with Gmail and Thunderbird

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

Pat wrote:
> I have 2 Gmail accounts, one I use a lot and the other rarely used. I
> have both set up in Thunderbird using imap and up until recently
> everything worked well. Now I can't get my messages to download. There's
> no error, just that when I use Get Mail it says there are no new
> messages. But my messages on the other Gmail account come in fine.
>
> I can access the email online and have deleted everything with an
> attachment since sometimes that seems to stop them from downloading.
> Actually I've deleted just about everything once I read it. But there
> are some email I want to keep -- and I'd like to have them on my PC.
>
> Finally, I can send mail with no problem.
>
> Has anyone else encountered this? I have tried switching back and forth
> from imap to Pop, which doesn't help.
>   
Could it be that Gmail doesn't like to see two accounts open at the same 
time from the same terminal? Last time I tried this (IMAP) it kept 
asking for passwords all the time.

> I'd like to get my email downloaded
Then wouldn't it be better to use POP?

>  since I have a number of folders set
> up and filters in place and the Gmail webmail program doesn't let you
> sort
Although it can't sort, labels and filters are very efficient, have you 
tried?

L.

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