140037 - Mail Client does not auto-check for new mail (if mail isn't open)

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 135878

(MailNews Core :: Networking: POP, defect)

Description

[Allan Grossman]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Q312461)
BuildID:    

Same probelm as in all 6.x builds... Email client will not auto-check when 
browser opens, nor does it auto-check every "x" minutes. Both settings are 
coorect in Email Preferences (I have it set to check every 5 minutes). The only 
way to see if I have new mail is to open the mail client window...it will then 
check. Also, I have it set to download email, but it will not do that until I 
click on the new message window.

This bug occurs on ALL of my systems (Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows XP) - 
desktops & laptops.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set Preferences properly (check for new mail on open, check for new mail 
every "x" minutes.
2. Send self an email
3. Close and reopen browser, then wait forever

Actual Results:  Nada

Expected Results:  Auto-Check for email

I am a long time Netscape user (currently use 4.9, but was a beta tester for 
years early on) and am familiar with how things should work. This error was 
present in every release of Netscape 6.x and it continues in the Mozilla pre-
release version 1.0. It occurs on every one of my systems with Windows OS (XP, 
98SE).

Comment 1

[laurel]

I believe there is already a bug on this

Comment 2

[Robert N]

This is a dupe of bug 135878.
Can author mark it as resolved dupe of bug 135878.
Or some with the power to.

Comment 3

[Allan Grossman]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 135878 ***

Comment 4

[Sheela Ravindran]

vrfy dup