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Thunderbird goes offline when I close it, how do I fix this behavior?

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collie-37690
collie-37690

This problem is a variation of another problem in the forums. I use Thunderbird on a Windows 7 platform. When I close Thunderbird, it goes offline. When I reopen Thunderbird, it asks if I want to work online. I don't boot the PC between the close and reopen of Thunderbird. How do I stop this behavior? Thanks much. Regards, collie-37690

This problem is a variation of another problem in the forums. I use Thunderbird on a Windows 7 platform. When I close Thunderbird, it goes offline. When I reopen Thunderbird, it asks if I want to work online. I don't boot the PC between the close and reopen of Thunderbird. How do I stop this behavior? Thanks much. Regards, collie-37690

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Tools > Options > Advanced > Network & Disc Space tab or Menu icon > Options > Options > Advanced > Network & Disc Space tab

click on 'Offline' button Select: 'always start up online. make any other selections. clickon Ok

Click on Ok to save and close Options.

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Toad-Hall
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Chosen Solution

Tools > Options > Advanced > Network & Disc Space tab or Menu icon > Options > Options > Advanced > Network & Disc Space tab

click on 'Offline' button Select: 'always start up online. make any other selections. clickon Ok

Click on Ok to save and close Options.

collie-37690
collie-37690 Question owner

Hi Toad-Hall,

That fixed my problem! Thanks much for your help.

Regards, Collie-37690