javamail pop3 getmessagecount gives lower number

[mailme_gx]

Hi All

Since there is no javamail in other apis im posting here.

I am using javamail to connect to my gmail account via pop3s when i open a folder (INBOX) and get messages or getMessageCount I only get 471 messages despite having 2016 email.

imap works fine but pop3 brings too few messages.
Im a bit clueless where to begin looking since code is all correct and there are no errors.


GX

[yellowledbet]

Are sure it doesn't have to do with your gmail settings? When you enable pop in gmail settings there is a setting that says something to the effect of 'enable pop for mail after someDate'.

[mailme_gx]

Thanks for your reply yellowledbet.

Im quite sure I checked my gmail settings and the emails received are from 2006 they are really old emails recent ones are not being received. I also tested other pop accounts and recent emails are not being fetched.

I tried

prop.put("mail.pops.forgettopheaders", true);
prop.put("mail.pops.disabletop", true);

but it did not help

GX

[mailme_gx]

Hi all

disabling and enabling pop3 not only retrieves 336 messages, gmail remembers which messages have been downloaded by pop3 and has a 'recent mode' to work around this. Hence it is my conclusion that gmail uses non standard procedure and it is not a problem with javamail settings but gmail itself, I have also has problems with non gmail accounts but not yet investigated them.

Thanks

GX

[adalhardarmin]

dear friends can i have POP3 source code in java?because i m having project in which i have to read emails from email client.thanks

[DarrylBurke]

Wrong site. This is a forum. You seem to be looking for a code mill.

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