Originally Posted by freemangordon

You can find fixed modest in cssu-devel repo, source code here

Changelog:

Code:

modest (3.90.7-11.1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Fixed bug https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12285.
    Do not delete email from server if "Leave messages on server" is ON
     - forward-port http://gitorious.org/modest/modest/c...4bd26a33081c51
  * Manual send & receive doesn't always retrieve emails
     - https://gitorious.org/modest/modest/...39726febde76ec
  * Use async operation instead of synchronous one for the main thread
     - https://gitorious.org/modest/modest/...614190668a05f5

to enable cssu-devel repo:
using microb go to http://maemo.merlin1991.at/cssu/community-devel/ and click community-devel-fremantle.install. HAM should open, allow him to install the repo.

To upgrade modest (as root in xterm):

apt-get update
apt-get install modest

DO NOT DO apt-get upgrade unless you know what you are doing

WARNING: This is really a devel repo, use it on your own risk . On the other hand anyone willing to risk a reflash and/or data loss could test the new stuff there and report if any bugs are found .