[Dovecot] Outlook 2003 and Thunderbird IMAP + getting new headers

[Patrick Nagel]

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Hi Jan,

Jan van den Berg wrote:
> We run 1.1.3 and I use Outlook to connect to my IMAP box and a couple of
> times per day (randomly) when I click certain folders IMAP will start
> retrieving ALL headers for that folder again ('retrieving new headers')!
> 
> I don't understand this. What triggers IMAP to do so, why not just retrieve
> only the NEW headers?
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> 
> Is it Dovecot or Outlook (probably) and what can be done about this? I
> already use the Dovecot Outlook workarounds.
> 
>  
> 
> I have also gotten word that this behavior happens with Thunderbird.
> 
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> 
> This is really a problem causing a lot of load on our storage (I am not the
> only user).

Please give us some more information. Output of `dovecot -n` would be a good
start. Also check the logs for dovecot reporting problems (and/or switch on
debug logging).

Patrick.

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