Disable automatic sync

26 votes

Ability to disable automatic sync with the email server so emails are only received when a user manually triggers it.

It can be useful if there are any third-party services analyzing emails on the server in the meantime.

Under consideration Suggested by: Stephen (07 Apr, '20) • Upvoted: 24 Nov, '22

Comments: 4

10 Apr, '20
GStanton Merged
Sometimes it is preferrable to not sync back to the server. It would be great to either turn off sync or use pop3 mail which tends to leave messages on the server.
24 Apr, '20
Pawel Admin
"Opt out of sync" (suggested by GStanton on 2020-04-10), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
22 Jul, '20
Richard Merged
I don't like the way Mailbird automatically downloads messages without asking me! There should be a button for this.
04 Aug, '20
Pawel Admin
"There should be a reliable procedure for the user to decide when to download new messages for each a" (suggested by Richard on 2020-07-22), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.