Re: [Evolution] Emails marked as read that I never viewed

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Wed, 2020-12-16 at 11:32 -0800, Robert McDonald wrote:
> 3.36.4-0ubuntu1
>
> Around once a day, a minute or so after receiving a set of emails,
> Evolution will mark some of those emails as read (entry in email list
> no longer in boldface) without me ever viewing them.  If I choose a
> different email account in the accounts list, and wait until the Saving
> message shows in the status bar, then choose the original email account
> again, Evolution will update those emails to the correct state of
> unread and show their entries in the email list as boldface.
>
> Eventually (I believe when Evolution rereads the server associated with
> the email account), Evolution will correct itself and again show those
> emails it had mistakenly marked as read, as being unread.
>
> If I view and then delete one of these unread emails that are presented
> as read, the Trash folder will eventually show the email as unread.
>
> I've noticed this behavior for years; now that I'm on this list, I'm
> reporting it.  Known behavior?  Any workaround?

I'm going to assume this an IMAP account. If not, please clarify.

IIRC in the past people who have reported this kind of thing have
generally found that some other mail client is accessing their account,
e.g. from a phone, mail checking widget or similar. When Evolution
marks something as "Read", it's simply reporting what the IMAP server
is telling it.

poc