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continues to download same e-mail message over and over after being read and deleated

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jdlsr
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tb continues to download same e-mail over and over despite being read and deleted, preventing newer e-mails from downloading.

tb continues to download same e-mail over and over despite being read and deleted, preventing newer e-mails from downloading.

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That e-mail message may be corrupted or malformed in some way, clogging up the works.

Quit Thunderbird.

Log into your webmail for that e-mail account, and delete that message that way.

Start Thunderbird and see if things are working better.

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user1121639
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Chosen Solution

That e-mail message may be corrupted or malformed in some way, clogging up the works.

Quit Thunderbird.

Log into your webmail for that e-mail account, and delete that message that way.

Start Thunderbird and see if things are working better.

jdlsr
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Thanks..that solved the problem with multiple email servers as well