Thanks. The directions turn out the same--at any rate, the same behavior
results: the inbox does not show all mail, only a few recent emails, and
there are the other issues noted.
Peter.R" wrote:
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> Maybe it would be better to follow the instructions specifically for
> Windows Live Mail at this link:
>
> http://email.about.com/od/livemailde..._get_gmail.htm
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Peter
> (Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606)
> "There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in
> your philosophy." - Shakespeare
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>
> "ML" <ML@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0C3C7B0D-1D71-44A2-B2C1-6F6DF425C26F@xxxxxx
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> > One issue with these directions (not setting [Gmail] as the root folder
> but Quote:
> > putting the full path names under special folders), is that WLMD throws
> an Quote:
> > error when it gets to [Gmail], the label or folder holding the other
> folders, Quote:
> > in the send and receive process, though it then continues with the rest
> of Quote:
> > the folders.
> >
> >
> > "ML" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> By following a slight variation on these gmail IMAP windows mail
> directions Quote:
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> >> (adjusted slightly for WLM), I can get all the Sent Mail to appear
> properly, Quote:
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> >> but I still can't get all my mail in the gmail Inbox folder to appear
> in WLM> from Quote:
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> >> > the Inbox or Sent Mail folders to appear--only a few of the most
> recent Quote:
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> >> > messages appear. The correct number of messages will appear in WLMD
> beside Quote:
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> >> > the folder name for a minute or two (over a thousand) but then
> disappear, and Quote:
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> >> > only the most recent few will actually be downloaded. The All Mail
> folder Quote:
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> >> > seems to work correctly however.
> >> >
> >> > Any thoughts?
> >> >
> >> > (p.s. I have Imap set up by changing the root folder in settings to
> >> > [Gmail] and setting special folders to "Sent Mail," "Drafts,"
> >> > "Trash," and "Spam.")
>