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Problems after upgrading to fibre.

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BarryS
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I upgraded my broadband to fibre. Now, Thunderbird takes ages to connect to my email accounts. What can I do about it, please?

I upgraded my broadband to fibre. Now, Thunderbird takes ages to connect to my email accounts. What can I do about it, please?

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just a wild guess, but I am hearing some issues with IPv6. So try disabling it in Thunderbird. use the config editor to set 

network.dns.disableIPv6=true
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Matt
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just a wild guess, but I am hearing some issues with IPv6. So try disabling it in Thunderbird. use the config editor to set 

network.dns.disableIPv6=true
BarryS
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Hi Matt.

Your "wild guess" turned out to be the answer!

Many thanks. Much appreciated. :)