suddenly can't retrieve ATT Yahoo emails with Thunderbird after trying every suggestion

Using Thunderbird 115.18.0esr Supernova 64-bit on Mac laptop OS 10.13.6. Worked fine for years, with ongoing Thunderbird updates, even though Mac OS is 32-bit. Suddenly… (xle nububuwo)

Using Thunderbird 115.18.0esr Supernova 64-bit on Mac laptop OS 10.13.6. Worked fine for years, with ongoing Thunderbird updates, even though Mac OS is 32-bit. Suddenly, after 10/6/26 can't retrieve emails although I can see them on the ATT Yahoo server website. Can still send emails with Thunderbird. Inbound server settings are: POP server inbound.att.net, Port 995, SSL/TLS, Normal Password (I long ago created a Secure Mail Key, and even tried creating a new one). But inbound server name doesn't show in Saved Passwords (only outbound server with Secure Mail Key as password)? I have tried everything suggested, repaired my inbox folder, updated Thunderbird files, etc. in Profile as recommended. But still no prompt for password when attempting to get messages. Just shows "Done" at bottom left with no new messages received. But new messages are seen on server website. So it appears that Thunderbird isn't able to connect to the ATT Yahoo server to get emails. Why? And what else can I do? I love Thunderbird and want to continue using it.

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one single tag un-applying itself

Hello! I'm having a problem where a specific tag keeps un-applying itself. I have a number of filters that look for specific words in emails, and tag them accordingly -- … (xle nububuwo)

Hello! I'm having a problem where a specific tag keeps un-applying itself. I have a number of filters that look for specific words in emails, and tag them accordingly -- all of my other filters are working just fine, but one specific one has decided to stop working. It has exactly the same settings as the other ones, and when I manually run the filter, it correctly applies the right tag.

But, minutes later, the tag will un-apply itself, and I cannot figure out why. For some reason, an older message is staying correctly tagged with that filter, but newer ones un-apply the tag. This same filter and tag used to work just fine. Other tags on emails from the same source work fine, too.

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For the past two days, my Yahoo account will not load on my very up to date Linux Thunderbird.

I have two different email accounts in Thunderbird. For the last few days, my Yahoo mail will not download. I can go to Yahoo, but prefer not to. My other account will … (xle nububuwo)

I have two different email accounts in Thunderbird. For the last few days, my Yahoo mail will not download. I can go to Yahoo, but prefer not to. My other account will download. I have just noticed that it seems to be downloading the same eight or nine emails over and over.

Thunderbird in Linux has worked perfectly for me for many year. This is my first ever problem with emails not downloading through Thunderbird.

What could be the problem?

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"Can IMAP inbox messages automatically be moved to the local Inbox?"

I like the new support for Outlook. Thank you very much. This was the first year that I did not spend >16 hours rebuilding accounts each January. It is also nice tha… (xle nububuwo)

I like the new support for Outlook. Thank you very much. This was the first year that I did not spend >16 hours rebuilding accounts each January. It is also nice that this support automatically transfered incoming emails to the Local Inbox.

Just recently, Spectrum Internet dropped POP3 support and I was able to setup IMAP.

Gee, It would be nice if there was just one more checkbox in the Account Setup which would automatically transfer IMAP messages to the Local Inbox.

Can this be added to the wish list?

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My thunderbird updated now i can't open my old files, how can i fix this?

Hi, I am running a windows 10 with Thunderbird version 157.0.1 (64bit) IMAP version. I am having problems with quite a few of my old messages not wanting to open when I c… (xle nububuwo)

Hi, I am running a windows 10 with Thunderbird version 157.0.1 (64bit) IMAP version. I am having problems with quite a few of my old messages not wanting to open when I click on them. This is the message that pops up (Server mail.daystar.io has disconnected. The server may have gone down or there may be a network problem.) mail.daystar.io is my carrier.

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Why are specific relay emails being sent to spam despite having a filter, and only being removed when the filter is run manualy?

I'm running the current 157.0.1 release on Windows 11, and specifically am having my emails from the AP be sent to spam even though I have a specific filter set to tag th… (xle nububuwo)

I'm running the current 157.0.1 release on Windows 11, and specifically am having my emails from the AP be sent to spam even though I have a specific filter set to tag them. I feel as if the filter itself is set up properly because when I manually run it the messages will be moved from the spam folder to the inbox and tagged accordingly.

The one thing sticking out to me is these emails are being forwarded through my relay account. I've tried changing the filter to work based on the relay address, but again it only works when I manually run it. I've also tried setting the filter to run both before "and" after spam classification, but neither option works. Ideally the filter would work without me having to go to my spam and run it, and even then I'm wondering why the spam filter hasn't learned by now that those email belong in my inbox.

I'd appreciate any help or solutions; I'm not an email power user or networking wiz though so please try to keep it as dumbed down for me as possible!

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Where are card body previews in Thunderbird?

I’m looking for card body previews in the message list/card view, similar to seeing a short preview of the email body under the subject/sender. Is this feature currently … (xle nububuwo)

I’m looking for card body previews in the message list/card view, similar to seeing a short preview of the email body under the subject/sender. Is this feature currently available anywhere in Thunderbird?

If not, is it planned, and is there any estimated version or timeline for when it may be added?

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TB freezes on startup. I need help fixing TB -

Today TB froze during start up. No problems yesterday. I deleted global-messages-db.sqlite and restarted TB. Now it is frozen with a "Loading messages". Maybe it is rebui… (xle nububuwo)

Today TB froze during start up. No problems yesterday.

I deleted global-messages-db.sqlite and restarted TB. Now it is frozen with a "Loading messages". Maybe it is rebuilding indexes and this takes a long time and I should be patient.

Maybe my In and Sent mail boxes are too big? If so, how can I safely prune them?

TB is becoming increasingly unstable for me. It was very reliable before about a month ago.

I doubt my AV is the culprit because AV has not changed today.

Thank you one and all.

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Why is my email arriving with the text covered by emojis?

I use emojis in email, but recipients report that the text of the email arrives covered with emojis. I thought it was a problem with the receiver until a second person ju… (xle nububuwo)

I use emojis in email, but recipients report that the text of the email arrives covered with emojis. I thought it was a problem with the receiver until a second person just reported the same issue with an email I sent them. Both are gmail accounts . . .

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Is it possible to alphabetize message filters?

I have a very long list of filters and would like to have the list alphabetized. Is there a way other than "move to [I don't know--bottom? top?]. An alphabetized list w… (xle nububuwo)

I have a very long list of filters and would like to have the list alphabetized. Is there a way other than "move to [I don't know--bottom? top?]. An alphabetized list would certainly help. Thanks,

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probleme mit mozilla

Was kann ich tun? Habe Probleme mit mozilla. Bei derAuführung der Programme Thunderbird ( ständig ) und Firefox ( manchmal ) kommt es zu Abstürzen wie Programm keine Rüc… (xle nububuwo)

Was kann ich tun? Habe Probleme mit mozilla. Bei derAuführung der Programme Thunderbird ( ständig ) und Firefox ( manchmal ) kommt es zu Abstürzen wie Programm keine Rückmeldung, einfrieren so das keine Eingaben mehr möglich sind und ich jedesmal das Programm schließen und neu starten muß.

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connection timed out

I keep getting a message that says that the connection has timed out. Not sure why that's happening, but it's annoying. I have researched it some here, and changed a set… (xle nububuwo)

I keep getting a message that says that the connection has timed out. Not sure why that's happening, but it's annoying. I have researched it some here, and changed a setting that is supposed affect that, and changed it to 2000, but it's still happening. What can I try next? Thanks

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Ich kann an Mails keine Anhänge mehr zum Versand anhängen

Ich kann seit einigen Tagen an Mails keine Anhänge mehr zum Versand anhängen: Vermutung: Es hängt mit dem letzten Update zusammen. Aktuelle Thunderbird-Version, Upsate 3.… (xle nububuwo)

Ich kann seit einigen Tagen an Mails keine Anhänge mehr zum Versand anhängen: Vermutung: Es hängt mit dem letzten Update zusammen.

Aktuelle Thunderbird-Version, Upsate 3. Oktober 2026

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on ubuntu impossible to join file

Ubuntu . Thunderbird snap 157.0.1 (64 bits) - 157.0.1 (64 bits) Meadow Mozilla Thunderbird Snap for Ubuntu ubuntu-snap-build - 1.0 When i write a email and i attempt to … (xle nububuwo)

Ubuntu . Thunderbird snap 157.0.1 (64 bits) - 157.0.1 (64 bits)

Meadow Mozilla Thunderbird Snap for Ubuntu ubuntu-snap-build - 1.0

When i write a email and i attempt to join a file (CTR+MAJ+A or join button + File), nothing happens. It's the first time that i encounter this issue. I try to reinstall thuderbird but it was without effect on this issue.

Is it a new bug on this version ? Thanks

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New Messages go only to Local Folder; Account Inbox is bypassed and has no F5 function

In the last couple days, I am not receiving messages in my email account inbox (att.net/yahoo). Messages are going directly to the local inbox folder. Windows 10. When … (xle nububuwo)

In the last couple days, I am not receiving messages in my email account inbox (att.net/yahoo). Messages are going directly to the local inbox folder. Windows 10.

When I search for new emails in the local folder, they are tagged with a gold diamond, and my option is to "Move to inbox again," which does move the messages back to the main inbox. But, "again" implies that the message arrived in the account folder, but got automatically passed to local folder. On or two occasions, I noticed an very fast dowloading to the inbox, which disappears immediately.

And, I get no response in my email account when hitting F5. F5 works for the local folder, and other accounts, and Shift-F5 (getting messages for all accounts) updates the others, but not my main email account.

The issue is not with att.net/yahoo. I have checked all my settings and server settings in Thunderbird, done the folder repairs several times, closed and reopened Thunderbird many times, deleted Inbox.MSF, etc., but nothing works. The issue seems to be specific to Thunderbird. Any ideas?

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Norton blocks Thunderbird email due to "expired certificate"

I have Thunderbird installed on Windows 11 along with Norton 360. Today, my connection to the AT&T e-mail server suddenly disconnected and I immediately got a pop-up… (xle nububuwo)

I have Thunderbird installed on Windows 11 along with Norton 360. Today, my connection to the AT&T e-mail server suddenly disconnected and I immediately got a pop-up notification that Norton detected a problem with a security certificate. When I inspected the details, it indicated that the certificate for inbound.att.net had expired (the range of valid dates on the certificate actually listed the current date as the last valid date). After several infuriating calls with AT&T support and Norton support, I figured out that simply disabling Norton e-mail protection allowed me to access my e-mail account.

Multiple web searches on similar issues suggested that since Thunderbird has its own certificate storage, fixing the problem involves locating the Norton certificate file and importing it using Thunderbird's certificate manager. Unfortunately, that solution appears to be applicable for first-time Thunderbird installation, and I when I tried it I was informed that the certificate was already installed. Another web search suggested that I should go to the Authorities tab and remove the entry for "Norton Email Protection". Unfortunately, the entry that I found was for "Norton Web/Mail Shield", which according to at least one source is not the same thing, so I am afraid to remove it.

So my question is has anyone else encountered this same problem, and is the correct approach to remove the Norton Web/Mail Shield authority before importing Norton's certificate file?

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