MBOX-Line: From gds at chartertn.net  Sat Feb 18 15:56:12 2017
To: imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
From: Gene Smith <gds@chartertn.net>
Date: Fri Jun  8 12:34:55 2018
Subject: [Imap-protocol] Is SELECT required before FETCH to detect new
 mail?
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On 02/18/2017 05:56 PM, Gene Smith wrote:
> On 02/18/2017 05:44 PM, Bron Gondwana wrote:
>> Surely a noop should work to cause an update
>
> I don't see thunderbird sending periodic NOOPs when idle. But I will
> check again...

Tb does send NOOP in response to the get new mail timer or if get mail 
is clicked. However, charter server only returns OK, thank you and 
provides no unsolicited info, even when new email is definitely present 
in INBOX.

-gene