Why do some of my boards.ie email notifications have stars?

Worztron · 25-08-2022 8:11am #1

Hi.

Not much of an issue, but I'm just curious. Note, the unmarked stars on the far left are for Mozilla Thunderbird.

Thanks.

Boards.ie: Niamh · 02-09-2022 11:40am

I haven't seen these in action myself as I use on-site notifications only but at a guess, are they threads you have posted in yourself versus ones you have just followed out of interest? I'll switch on my own for a short while to see if I also get them, might figure it out that way.

Worztron · 03-09-2022 2:54pm

Hi Niamh.

I just checked a good few of my emails with those stars. I'm nearly certain that I have posted in all of them before. I'll check also if the non-star emails are ones that I didn't post but just followed.

Worztron · 03-09-2022 5:05pm

Actually, I think all the boards.ie notification emails are getting that star. When I look at the sub-folder with the emails, without even clicking on the email (merely viewing the new emails screen), the stars go away.

L1011 · 03-09-2022 5:51pm

This is 100% a config thing on your email client.

Worztron · 03-09-2022 6:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119566011#Comment_119566011

Hi L1011. Yes, I just noticed non-boards emails are also getting the stars.

Worztron · 04-09-2022 9:59am

I found out that the stars show the new emails I received since the last time it synced with the server.

Boards.ie: Niamh · 08-09-2022 11:57am

Good to know @Worztron my experiment with email notifications didn't shed any light so @L1011's explanation makes more sense.

Why do some of my boards.ie email notifications have stars?

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