Yes.
I hope we see changes...but somehow as long as its called 'Live' and Hotmail 'syncs' and the web UI automatically polls pop
accounts....I'm not holding my breath.
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...winston
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"Gary VanderMolen [MVP]" <> wrote in message news:...
The issue (unasked for polling) doesn't affect me personally since I have
WLM configured to auto-poll all mail accounts every 7 minutes. But it
severely affects those who want to use MailWasher to prescreen their mail.
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Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP Program:
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"...winston" <> wrote in message news:...
> That's how we see it...based on our preference to separately control the send or receive either by desire or experience from all
> prior Msft(and other) email clients.
>
> The other angle.....as long as keeping Hotmail(mail, contacts, calendar) synchronized was the primary focus in addition to
> integration with WLMsgr(which can also poll the same Live ID, display an equivalent email counter, and provide a toast for new
> messages) then polling specific accounts in WLM takes a back seat to that integration. After all it is 'Live' Mail
>
> Fyi...the Hotmail web UI also polls automatically, including aggregated pop3 accounts(the ability to pop the aggregated
> accounts[up
> to 4] was removed in the last 'Wave').
>
> Personally, I'd like WLM to only poll automatically when signed on with a Live ID and only for the signed on account...but there
> have been times where being notified that an expected new pop3 account message is present has been a plus without having to sync
> the account.
>
>
> --
> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
> "Gary VanderMolen [MVP]" <> wrote in message news:...
>> If that was the intent (keeping HTTP account synced), then involuntary
>> 'syncs' should not occur for POP accounts, but they do.
>>
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>> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen
>>
>>
>> "...winston" <> wrote in message news:%...
>>> Or considered as a necessary feature to ensure Hotmail type accounts(http protocol) were always common in WLM vs the web
>>> server.
>>>
>>> --
>>> ...winston
>>> ms-mvp mail
>>>
>>> "Michael Santovec" <> wrote in message news:...
>>>> There's a feature/bug in WLM. If there is any sort of communications
>>>> error including lost/restored Internet connection or any sort of server
>>>> problem such as a news server idle timeout, WLM will immediately do a
>>>> synch of mail accounts even if you've told it never to automatically do
>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "bj" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> "wce" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:EDA0BBA2-3358-4A54-81E5-...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Only happens in the outbox as far as I can tell. I was just trying
>>>>>> to check the attachments to make sure they were correct before
>>>>>> syncing. I only sync manually so I can double check my outgoing mail
>>>>>> if I want to.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Watch out for that. WLM syncs when it wants to whether you tell it to
>>>>> or
>>>>> not. I haven't figured out how or why it decides when to do it. I try
>>>>> to
>>>>> save outgoing messages in Drafts rather than Outbox so I can review
>>>>> before
>>>>> they get sent without my say-so. I don't always remember.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I have tried numerous settings in the 'check mail every <x>
>>>>> minutes'
>>>>> but that doesn't seem to do anything to stop this stealth-syncing
>>>>> behavior.
>>>>> bj
>>>>
>>>>
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