Re: Q about how TB handles google mail

[g]

On 08/20/15 21:14, g wrote:
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> that is because gmail is gmail is gmail. therefore, gmail is not like
> real email servers. if _any_ email is read, it is marked as read no
> matter who reads it.
>
> best thing for your friend to do is get an account with a real mail
> server and have that server pull gmail emails, then pull emails from
> that server with it set as imap. then all but one are set to leave
> emails on server with the "one" set to remove emails.

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ooppss.

after reading Ed's post i logged my gmail account because i had missed
that gmail knows how do imap. sure enough, it is a hot link at top of
page.

still, your friend needs to get a real email server. ;-)