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I need to leave e-mails on the original e-mail server and still be able to read the e-mails using Thunderbird

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ddelauder
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When I read e-mails and delete them Thunderbird deletes the e-mails from the original server. Another user also reads the e-mails, so I need to leave them on the original server for her to be able to also read them.

When I read e-mails and delete them Thunderbird deletes the e-mails from the original server. Another user also reads the e-mails, so I need to leave them on the original server for her to be able to also read them.

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Are you using POP or IMAP? Sounds like the later and that is normal operation for IMAP.

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Are you using POP or IMAP? Sounds like the later and that is normal operation for IMAP.

ddelauder
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Thank you very much. Changing the e-mail account to be a Pop account solved the problems.