Folderflags will set the value, but it will be reset to what it needs to be, either from the servers definition of the drafts folder, or your settings in account settings.

For an example, there should be no use case I can think of where an IMAP server would allow an inbox to be used as a drafts folder. Just going to make all the inbox mails have a button to edit them as drafts, even if it was successful. But the account setting would allow yo to do so I think. Have you checked them?

What exactly are you trying to do here?

The setting for Draft is to "Drafts" on eqconsulting@essencequest.com, just like the other two accounts. Besides, none of the settings have been touched for months. Nor have any of the settings on the server. It has all been working just like it should until just recently when this problem came out of the blue.

What am I trying to do here? I am trying to use my Thunderbird as I have for a long long time without this annoyance. I uncheck the drafts checkbox on the inbox Properties Flags tab, click on okay, and all is well until a bit of time goes by or I restart T-Bird. Then the Drafts box is checked again.

Thanks Matt for your assistance. Robert