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idlefolders needs but does not set autorefresh #215

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@madduck

The example config for idlefolders says:

In between synchronisations, Offlineimap can monitor mailboxes for new
messages using the IDLE command. If you want to enable this, specify here the
folders you wish to monitor. IMAP protocol requires a separate connection for
each folder monitored in this way, so setting this option will force settings
for:

  • maxconnections: to be at least the number of folders you give
  • holdconnectionopen: to be true
  • keepalive: to be 29 minutes unless you specify otherwise
  • singlethreadperfolder: to be true

The setting autorefresh is not mentioned, but under holdconnectionopen, it
says:

This setting has no effect if autorefresh is not set.

… and indeed, idlefolders do not work unless autorefresh is explicitly
set. I think this setting should be similarly forced like
holdconnectionopen.

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