Re: Is there a way to fetch mail from only one server

[Jack <ostroffjh users sourceforge net>]

Hello Peter,

On 2017.12.21 18:49, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> Good evening, Jack!
>
> On 12/21/2017 06:26:30 PM Thu, Jack wrote:
> > Good evening,
> >
> > I've got quite a number of remote email servers set, but sometimes,  
> > such as when adding a new one or testing because of problems with  
> > one, I need to repeatedly try fetching.  The is currently a  
> > nuisance, because Balsa has to cycle through the entire list every  
> > time, and even worse, I currently have one server (Yahoo, of course)  
> > which times out more often than not, at 30 seconds a pop (no pun  
> > intended).
> >
> > If this is not currently possible, what is the right place to record  
> > it as a wishlist?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jack
>
> The only way to do that currently seems to be to uncheck the "Enable  
> check for new mail" option for each POP server you're *not*  
> testing--or at least for the annoying one.
>
> Perhaps we could add a "Check now" button, say to the right of that  
> "Enable…" check-box. Would that do the trick? It doesn't look like  
> major noise in the UI, to me.
>
> Opinions?
>
> Peter
That would certainly help, especially if it is minimal effort.  What I  
was actually thinking of was to modify the menu, one of two  
approaches.  One is to make the File/Get New Mail either open a next  
level menu with "All mailboxes" as the first choice, and then a choice  
for each mailbox, or to have a "Get New Mail" menu item under the  
"Mailbox" menu.  The issue with adding a button near the "Enable..."  
checkbox is that it's still a bunch of extra clicks to get there.

Additional question - other than for the scenario I just described,  
what was the "Enable check ..." box initially designed for.  Unless you  
have a rather complex entry, it's not too much different from just  
deleting and re-adding the mailbox.

I'm certainly happy to have anything at all in the short run, with more  
elaborate options deferred for when someone has more time.

Jack