Re: [Evolution] Junk mail and Gmail

[Steve Edmonds <steve edmonds ptglobal com>]

On 15/03/2019 00:01, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Thu, 2019-03-14 at 23:02 +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> > > How and where exactly did you find out that messages have been junked?
> > Within 5 minutes of starting Evolution700+ emails with various labels
> > appear in the spam folder of Gmail.
> > Viewed in Gmail in Firefox, Thunderbird and Kmail. These are not new
> > emails but in existing folders.
> > Also happens with all configured accounts.
> Evolution only does automatic junk processing for new messages. The
> only circumstance in which it would do this for existing messages is if
> you explicitly invoked it (e.g. right click->Mark as junk). Sounds like
> there's something odd about your Gmail/IMAP setup. I use Gmail with
> IMAP and leave all junk processing to Gmail, and have never had this
> problem.
>
> Is there some other process on your system that accesses your mailbox,
> e.g. a "new mail" alert box or some kind of filter outside Evo?
No other process running, I also leave all junk processing to Gmail, or
want to.

When I installed Evolution processing incoming mail for junk is set ON.
I added my accounts and turned all junk processing off in Evolution.

I have noticed that with Evolution running, when there is junk in the
junk folder, if I go into my Gmail web interface and un-junk those mails
so the junk folder is empty then Evolution "syncs" that junk back into
the Gmail junk folder.
Wilth Thunderbird/Kmail, when there is junk in the junk folder, if I go
into my Gmail web interface and un-junk those mails so the junk folder
is empty then on syncing the junk folder on Thunderbird/Kmail becomes empty.

steve