


First, select the account in the Accounts Pane, and click the "Get New Messages" button in the toolbar. If you expect an incoming message and don't want to wait for it to appear, you can tell Postbox to check for new messages for a specific account. The sections below outline the ways Postbox can check for new messages: Nonetheless, you can control the interval at which Postbox will check for new messages, and many IMAP accounts support the IDLE command, which notifies Postbox of incoming messages automatically. Postbox will check your accounts for new messages periodically.
