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Many IMAP clients allow the user to configure them to only synchronise the most recent X
days/weeks/etc of emails, e.g. the last 30 days.
Is it possible for an IMAP client to allow the user to instead configure the client to only synchronise the most recent X
MB of emails?
If so, is this possible in any existing free software IMAP clients (e.g. Mutt, OfflineIMAP, or Thunderbird) and what steps does the user need to take with these clients in order to achieve it?
Are you using Gmail? – user2924019 – 2016-02-22T11:11:30.820
Are you using Gmail? Possibly. Does it make a difference whether the IMAP server is Gmail or not? – sampablokuper – 2016-02-22T16:26:55.933
Yes it does actually. – user2924019 – 2016-02-23T15:51:42.687
Yes it does actually. Please can you provide an answer that covers both Gmail and non-Gmail cases? Also, please can you be clear whether you're speaking of Gmail as the email client, as the email server, or both? Thanks! – sampablokuper – 2016-02-24T02:54:13.580
Here is your answer: No it is not possible with known current software. – user2924019 – 2016-02-24T11:16:08.693