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Thunderbird keeps downloading gmail even though I have unticked the boxes

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Erin.Elizibeth.Crane
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One of my gmail accounts keeps downloading emails even though I have "download every () mins" "download at startup", "download new messages automatically" & "download old messages" un checked

I don't want this happening its via IMAP I want to download ONLY when I choose too

One of my gmail accounts keeps downloading emails even though I have "download every () mins" "download at startup", "download new messages automatically" & "download old messages" un checked I don't want this happening its via IMAP I want to download ONLY when I choose too

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Matt
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once you connect Google will notify of new mail. Disabling allow immediate server notifications when new messages arrive should take care of that.