How can I make thunderbird NOT check for emails on startup, but only when I ask it to?
Tell me where to turn off checking for emails, and where to ask Thunderbird to get emails when I want them please.
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The Server Settings panel has these settings. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/configuration-options-accounts
Use the Get Messages button to fetch messages when you want. You can also use keys F5 or Shift-F5 to fetch messages for the current account or all accounts respectively.
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The Server Settings panel has these settings. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/configuration-options-accounts
Use the Get Messages button to fetch messages when you want. You can also use keys F5 or Shift-F5 to fetch messages for the current account or all accounts respectively.
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IMAP accounts may still check at startup or push notifications even if you uncheck all the boxes in Server Settings. Best option is to launch in Offline mode and go online when you want to check manually. Options/Advanced/Network & Disk Space/Offline, Offline...