Why won't Thunderbird automatically check for new messages? I have it set to check every 10mins. It will only get new messages when first started.
OS is Windows 10. When I start Thunderbird, it checks for new email successfully. I have Thunderbird set to automatically check for new email every 10 minutes. I send an email from another account and wait 3-4 hours and it never shows in the Thunderbird inbox. I click the 'get mail' button and no new messages are downloaded. But, if I close Thunderbird and reopen it, new messages are downloaded. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Charter does not work because their server has been broken for the past couple of years. They apparently do not care their product is faulty.
Outlook.com POP works for me, I do not use IMAP with them, but they did convert to outlook.com some years ago, so really I wonder how you set up live to test.
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Who is your mail provider?
I have tried Charter/Spectrum and windows live accounts.
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Charter does not work because their server has been broken for the past couple of years. They apparently do not care their product is faulty.
Outlook.com POP works for me, I do not use IMAP with them, but they did convert to outlook.com some years ago, so really I wonder how you set up live to test.
Thank you very much. That is very helpful. The charter account is my main one, so I will just have to see if a different email App will work. My live.com was created a long time ago. You are correct that it now on the outlook.com servers. The address hasn't changed though. I will mark this as solved and thank you very much for your help.