Sync Inbound Email Accounts

The Sync Inbound Email Accounts tool connects to all active inbound email accounts via IMAP and corrects synchronisation issues. It is found in AdminRepairSync Inbound Email Accounts.

SyncInboundEmailAccounts

The Mail Account Name list shows all active inbound email accounts, including personal accounts. Select the accounts you want to sync (use ctrl + click to select more than one) and click SYNC.

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Select the required accounts from the list and click SYNC.

The page will refresh and display the progress of the tool.

What the tool does

For each selected account the tool:

  • Connects to the email server via IMAP

  • Downloads email header information

  • Determines the orphaned status of emails

  • Updates the unique ID for each email

  • Corrects synchronisation problems

Error handling

If an error occurs on one account, the tool can still be run on the remaining accounts. Details of any errors are written to suitecrm.log.

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