@bobfrankston/mailx 1.0.300 → 1.0.301

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/mailx",
-  "version": "1.0.300",
+  "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);