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Second email account is duplicating the first email account I added.

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I am a new user to TB.

  • downloaded and installed TB.
  • Added yahoo email account #1. I happened to be logged in to that webmail account in another browser tab. TB asked me to log into the server in and everything worked fine.
  • Added yahoo email account #2. I was still logged into yahoo email account #1. This time TB DID NOT ask me to log into the server. And it incorrectly downloaded all the mail from account #1.
  • Deleted account #2. Made sure I was logged out of webmail. Added account #2, but it still "remembered" what it had done above. Again, TB DID NOT ask me to log into the server account. And still incorrectly downloaded all the email from account #1.
  • Added yahoo email account #3. And it all worked the same as account #1, including asking me to log into the server account. Downloaded all the correct emails and files.
  • Removed each email account.
  • Uninstalled TB. Then re-installed it from clean.
  • Exact same problems as above re-occured.
  • Some how TB is "remembering" the settings from the previous installs and adding of email accounts.
  • And I can't seem to get it to forget these settings and start over again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am a new user to TB. * downloaded and installed TB. * Added yahoo email account #1. I happened to be logged in to that webmail account in another browser tab. TB asked me to log into the server in and everything worked fine. * Added yahoo email account #2. I was still logged into yahoo email account #1. This time TB DID NOT ask me to log into the server. And it incorrectly downloaded all the mail from account #1. * Deleted account #2. Made sure I was logged out of webmail. Added account #2, but it still "remembered" what it had done above. Again, TB DID NOT ask me to log into the server account. And still incorrectly downloaded all the email from account #1. * Added yahoo email account #3. And it all worked the same as account #1, including asking me to log into the server account. Downloaded all the correct emails and files. * Removed each email account. * Uninstalled TB. Then re-installed it from clean. * Exact same problems as above re-occured. * Some how TB is "remembering" the settings from the previous installs and adding of email accounts. * And I can't seem to get it to forget these settings and start over again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hey David,

Thanks for your help. But it all of sudden started working now. YEAH!!!

All that I did differently was:

  • I was at the point that Yahoo account #1 was the only one existing.
  • I added Yahoo account #3 next and it worked as before.
  • I added Yahoo account #2 again, and lo and behold, it asked me to log in at the server, like the other 2 when I first added them. But this was the missing step that I believe was causing the error. In any case after logging in at the server, it proceeded to download all the correct emails. YEAH!!!

All I did differently was change the order I added the accounts in. Very strange that this would correct the problem.

Anyway, all is good now.

And again, thanks for your help

B.

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david
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To help you, we would need to see your settings. Since you can't get more than one account working properly, please set up two accounts and provide these screenprints: - for each account, a screenshot of 'server settings', from the line saying 'server type', down to the line that says authentication message - for each account, a screenshot of 'Outgoing server (SMTP) settings - for each account, a screenshot of account pane, down to the line saying Outgoing Server (SMTP)

Thank you.

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الحل المُختار

Hey David,

Thanks for your help. But it all of sudden started working now. YEAH!!!

All that I did differently was:

  • I was at the point that Yahoo account #1 was the only one existing.
  • I added Yahoo account #3 next and it worked as before.
  • I added Yahoo account #2 again, and lo and behold, it asked me to log in at the server, like the other 2 when I first added them. But this was the missing step that I believe was causing the error. In any case after logging in at the server, it proceeded to download all the correct emails. YEAH!!!

All I did differently was change the order I added the accounts in. Very strange that this would correct the problem.

Anyway, all is good now.

And again, thanks for your help

B.