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l, don't want all existing messagesYou will on server

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singlewc
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Hi, I'm probably not the only person who has an e-mail account that contains, 1000+ or more older messages. I want to install Thunderbird and start fresh and clean. But when I set up the new account, my fresh new Thunderbird account seems to automatically download every e-mail I've ever received on that particular server :-(.

Can someone ask help me find the setting that I would use during the initial creation of the e-mail account to prevent Thunderbird from describing the first 3000 e-mails that finds on the account I am trying to establish? I'm sure it's in there somewhere, but I do not see it. It seems a simple question. I often get carried away, and screw up the point. When I finish my brand-new install Thunderbird, out like to be okay just start from the beginning, and tell Thunderbird. Not to download any existing messages outside of a preset date parameter.

I appreciate any help and assistance you can give. I have tried and tried, other e-mail programs and realize I should never have walked away from Thunderbird, way back when. So I repent :-) and just want to set up, clean. I have a number of e-mail addresses, which is why Thunderbird is so well built for the job, but there are just too many e-mails on my existing servers that I don't want on my computer. Like most, I think I just want to be in control of the date parameters. In what messages to download. Hopefully I can install create the account in Thunderbird, and just download my e-mails from that moment on.

Thank you in advance for your time and your assistance. John

Hi, I'm probably not the only person who has an e-mail account that contains, 1000+ or more older messages. I want to install Thunderbird and start fresh and clean. But when I set up the new account, my fresh new Thunderbird account seems to automatically download every e-mail I've ever received on that particular server :-(. Can someone ask help me find the setting that I would use during the initial creation of the e-mail account to prevent Thunderbird from describing the first 3000 e-mails that finds on the account I am trying to establish? I'm sure it's in there somewhere, but I do not see it. It seems a simple question. I often get carried away, and screw up the point. When I finish my brand-new install Thunderbird, out like to be okay just start from the beginning, and tell Thunderbird. Not to download any existing messages outside of a preset date parameter. I appreciate any help and assistance you can give. I have tried and tried, other e-mail programs and realize I should never have walked away from Thunderbird, way back when. So I repent :-) and just want to set up, clean. I have a number of e-mail addresses, which is why Thunderbird is so well built for the job, but there are just too many e-mails on my existing servers that I don't want on my computer. Like most, I think I just want to be in control of the date parameters. In what messages to download. Hopefully I can install create the account in Thunderbird, and just download my e-mails from that moment on. Thank you in advance for your time and your assistance. John

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Matt
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There is no "starting from" option. Google have on for POP accounts and offer a "Recent" option for IMAP accounts. but basically most mail servers and clients expect to get all mail on the server. As you do not mention your provider, only generic information can be offered. Most complaints on this forum you might have notices are when this does not happen for some reason.