@bobfrankston/mailx 1.0.300 → 1.0.302

package/client/.msger-window.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"height":1420,"width":2304,"x":528,"y":99}
+{"height":1420,"width":2502,"x":422,"y":79}

package/client/app.js

@@ -364,6 +364,22 @@ document.getElementById("btn-restart-quick")?.addEventListener("click", async ()
         catch { /* server is shutting down */ }
     }
 });
+document.getElementById("btn-update")?.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+    if (restartDropdown)
+        restartDropdown.hidden = true;
+    const statusSync = document.getElementById("status-sync");
+    if (statusSync)
+        statusSync.textContent = "Checking for updates...";
+    const ipc = window.mailxapi || window.opener?.mailxapi;
+    if (ipc?.performUpdate) {
+        if (statusSync)
+            statusSync.textContent = "Updating... mailx will restart when done";
+        ipc.performUpdate();
+    }
+    else if (statusSync) {
+        statusSync.textContent = "Update not available in this mode";
+    }
+});
 document.getElementById("btn-rebuild")?.addEventListener("click", async () => {
     if (restartDropdown)
         restartDropdown.hidden = true;

package/client/index.html

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
                 </button>
                 <div class="tb-menu-dropdown" id="restart-dropdown" hidden>
                     <button class="tb-menu-item" id="btn-restart-quick" title="Reload the page">Reload</button>
+                    <button class="tb-menu-item" id="btn-update" title="Check for updates and install if available">Check for updates</button>
                     <button class="tb-menu-item" id="btn-rebuild" title="Wipe local DB and message cache, re-download everything. Accounts and settings are preserved. Safe and fast.">Rebuild local cache</button>
                     <hr class="tb-menu-sep">
                     <span class="tb-menu-hint">CLI: mailx --rebuild for full reset</span>

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/mailx",
-  "version": "1.0.300",
+  "version": "1.0.302",
   "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);