So, I’ve been using this great extension/add-on called Webmail Notifier. I use it to check my Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail accounts. It works great. However, lately I noticed that when it checked Gmail, it gave me an incorrect number of unread messages and I was never able to clear that count. Well, after some research I figured out a solution to this problem. GMail likes to archive old emails and while you will not seem in your inbox, they might be unread and you never know it.
To find out if you have any archived unread message, log in to Gmail, in the search box type in “is:unread” and search mail. This will give you every unread email in your account.
~david
Tags: Firefox Addon, Gmail, Webmail Notifier
25 May 08 10:23 pm
David,
You rock - have been trying to figure it out for the longest time and your solution worked like a charm.
Thanks
21 Jul 08 9:54 am
THANK YOU!!!! drove me nearly insane over the weekend!!!