[MlMt] Inbox never stops checking.

[Bill Cole]

On 2025-01-25 at 10:55:04 UTC-0500 (Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:55:04 +0100)
Benny Kjær Nielsen <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
is rumored to have said:

> On 24 Jan 2025, at 19:29, tracy at dlsi.biz wrote:
>
>> The last several betas have exhibited the same behavior: the inbox is continually checked ever second, or so it appears: the inbox count alternates with the spinning wheel once a second. It never stops.
>
> That's certainly not expected behavior.
>
>> Activities shows:
>>
>> H11 logout
>> H8 NOOP
>> H10 UID MOVE 860:867, 871:904;912, 950:956 INBOX.TRASH
>> H7 UID FETCH 1:977 (UID FLAGS) (CHANGESINCE 1288)
>> H11 LOGOUT
>> H3 SELECT INBOX (CONDSTORE)
>>
>> H10 UID MOVE 860:867, 871:904;912, 950:956 INBOX.TRASH
>> H7 UID FETCH 1:977 (UID FLAGS) (CHANGESINCE 1288)
>> H11 LOGOUT
>> H10 UID MOVE 860:867, 871:904;912, 950:956 INBOX.TRASH
>> H6 UID FETCH 978:* (INTERNALDATE)
>> H11 LOGOUT
>
> The above looks a bit messed up (ordering) -- maybe after some editing. Could you send me an example like this:
>
> * Open the Activity Viewer (⌥⌘0). This enables logging.
> * Wait a bit while the spinner goes on and off.
> * Use “Help > Send Server Logs”.
>
> Then I'll see what I can find in the logs.

FWIW, this behavior is identical to a bug I reported some years ago: 1491.  In my case there seems to be some connection to having multiple clients attached to the same IMAP account, automatically moving messages around between source mailboxes and marking them as read or adding other keywords. I've become acclimated to noticing a mailbox with a flickering spinner as a sign that I need to offline and online the mailbox, which clears the loop.






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