@bobfrankston/mailx 1.0.299 → 1.0.301

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/mailx",
-  "version": "1.0.299",
+  "version": "1.0.301",
   "description": "Local-first email client with IMAP sync and standalone native app",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "bin/mailx.js",

package/packages/mailx-imap/index.js

@@ -659,8 +659,18 @@ export class ImapManager extends EventEmitter {
         let messages;
         const firstSync = highestUid === 0;
         const historyDays = getHistoryDays(accountId);
-        // For first sync with unlimited history, start with 30 days — backfill extends later
-        const effectiveDays = (historyDays === 0 && firstSync) ? 30 : historyDays;
+        // IMAP: historyDays=0 (unlimited) is dangerous — "SEARCH SINCE 1970"
+        // asks the server to enumerate every message, which Dovecot times out
+        // on (300s). Cap at 90 days for IMAP. Gmail API handles 0 fine via
+        // pagination. The first-sync cap (30) applies when starting from
+        // scratch so the UI isn't empty for minutes.
+        const isGmail = this.isGmailAccount(accountId);
+        const MAX_IMAP_DAYS = 90;
+        let effectiveDays = historyDays;
+        if (historyDays === 0 && !isGmail)
+            effectiveDays = MAX_IMAP_DAYS;
+        if (effectiveDays === 0 && firstSync)
+            effectiveDays = 30;
         const startDate = effectiveDays > 0
             ? new Date(Date.now() - effectiveDays * 86400000)
             : new Date(0);
@@ -1060,8 +1070,20 @@ export class ImapManager extends EventEmitter {
         console.log(`  [api] ${accountId}/${folder.path}: syncing (highestUid=${highestUid})...`);
         let messages;
         if (highestUid > 0) {
-            // Incremental: fetch messages since last known UID
+            // Incremental: fetch messages since last known UID.
+            // Gmail "UIDs" are hashed (not chronological), so fetchSince
+            // returns messages in hash order — they can be from ANY date.
+            // Filter by the history window so years-old messages don't
+            // suddenly flood the inbox on every incremental sync.
             messages = await api.fetchSince(folder.path, highestUid, { source: false });
+            if (effectiveDays > 0) {
+                const cutoff = startDate.getTime();
+                const before = messages.length;
+                messages = messages.filter(m => !m.date || m.date.getTime() >= cutoff);
+                if (messages.length < before) {
+                    console.log(`  [api] ${accountId}/${folder.path}: filtered ${before - messages.length} messages older than ${effectiveDays}d`);
+                }
+            }
         }
         else {
             // First sync: fetch by date range