S/MIME siganture / certificate validation

Dear Support Team, I'd like to understand the design of S/MIME signature / certificate validation in Thunderbird. Lets's assume the scenarion that a message with valid s… (read more)

Dear Support Team,

I'd like to understand the design of S/MIME signature / certificate validation in Thunderbird. Lets's assume the scenarion that a message with valid signature has been received but the certificate expires very soon (next couple of days).

In my opinion, the behaviour of Thunderbird might be a bit missleading. As enclosed, S/MIME information says that certificate is untrusted, which is not really accurate. The certificate was trusted when the message has been received but now expired.

I assume that Thunderbird validates certificate only against current date. But we have the message original date in the headers. Validation process could be configurable, like in popular pdf readers (which date to use for validation), or even better it could execute 2 validations in case current date validation has not been scuccessfull and S/MIME information could cover this scenario that the signature has been valid while message been created / recived but the certificate expired. It would definitely reflect real scenario in more accurate manner.

I'd appreciate if you could let me know if there is a configuration possibility which I'm not aware of. In case it is not available, can you please advise how I could submit a proposal of functionality enhancement? In case, there are rules comming from RFC standards restricting the validation of signature in a way that has been described, I'd also appreciate this feedback.

In spite of the above remarks, I think that you did a vary good job with S/MIME functionality in thunderbird. It is far more user friendly and well presented to a user than in other email clients.


Best regards, Marcin

Asked by Marcin 10 minutes ago

Mozilla tab management.

I want to sync live data from all different browsers or devices that I use in. one device If I delete one tab, it should immediately be reflected on the another device ta… (read more)

I want to sync live data from all different browsers or devices that I use in. one device If I delete one tab, it should immediately be reflected on the another device tab which means all should have the same tabs on all devices at the same time

Asked by bboyahsan 20 minutes ago

lost password to one of my Thunderbir email accounts

I have about six email accounts on my Thunderbird. One is associated with my internet provider. The rest are related to my website server. All of the accounts. except … (read more)

I have about six email accounts on my Thunderbird. One is associated with my internet provider. The rest are related to my website server. All of the accounts. except one, are working fine. The one that isn't working somehow lost its password. Its an account related to my website. For a while I could get incoming mail but I couldn't reply. I changed the password at my web host, and now I can't receive or send.

What do I need to do to restore this mailbox's functionality?

Many thanks for your suggestions

Asked by bdjimopoulos 28 minutes ago

does enyone know how to stop techlorex from constantly popping up?

I just need some help to stop techlorex from popping up as its constant and all day every day, There is no app and I search the system but nothing comes up, It pops up … (read more)

I just need some help to stop techlorex from popping up as its constant and all day every day, There is no app and I search the system but nothing comes up, It pops up on one app I delete the app and it comes up on another one. Has enyone else had this problem and did you find a solution? Many thanks.

Asked by Paul England 3 days ago

Last reply by Paul England 36 minutes ago

Виктор

Добрый день. Нужна срочно Ваша помощь. К нам пришло сообщение от почтового сервера mail.ru Что нас заблокируют с 24/06/2025 числа. Мне поддержка написала, чтобы скачать с… (read more)

Добрый день. Нужна срочно Ваша помощь. К нам пришло сообщение от почтового сервера mail.ru Что нас заблокируют с 24/06/2025 числа. Мне поддержка написала, чтобы скачать с облака почту на компьютер нужно установить почтовую программу и перечислили их в качестве примера. Я установил на свой комп Thunderbird. Создал локальную папку на компе у себя. И запустил программу, чтобы прогрузились все письма с сервера. Оставил на сутки. Потом выделил в папке входящие все письма и нажал кнопку архивировать в локальную папку. Тоже самое сделал с отправленными. В итоге сейчас на сайте начали пропадать исходящие письма и входящие. Входящие резко пропали за 25 год до 20 Хотя я ничего еще не удалял. Думал прогружу почту всю с 18 года в локальную папку на комп. Скопирую ее Архив еще раз отдельно и удалю только с облака до 21 года, чтобы освободить место в облаке. Но тут происходят чудеса. Помогите пожалуйста. Как все восстановить и сделать правильно. Готов предоставить доступ через Ани деск

Asked by uknash_dom2012 36 minutes ago

无法同步,必须让手机扫描,手机用火狐浏览器扫描后却提示不是火狐浏览器的扫描。哪个大聪明相出的必须手机扫描却不做好基本功能的?

无法同步,必须让手机扫描,手机用火狐浏览器扫描后却提示不是火狐浏览器的扫描。哪个大聪明相出的必须手机扫描却不做好基本功能的?

Asked by peixin_32 3 days ago

Last reply by peixin_32 39 minutes ago

[AI] Disable permanently on Windows 11 for all users/profiles

Please I want to remove Ai from Firefox Mozila permanently on Windows 11 for all users/profiles: I tried a lot of workarounds but they are unsuccessfully: I tried to cre… (read more)

Please I want to remove Ai from Firefox Mozila permanently on Windows 11 for all users/profiles:

I tried a lot of workarounds but they are unsuccessfully: I tried to create extensions (Hide Gemini, AI Google Overview), but they do not work for all users; only profile-based extensions are supported. I tried to use preferences using internal settings on Firefox, but it does not apply to all users. I tried using a script on PowerShell for all users merging internal preferences, but it does not work I copied the local and roaming settings from Firefox to the Default profile, but it was unsuccessful.

I also tried to remove "All" from the search page, but I moved the seach to go to the tab "Web" only.

Reference: https://gist.github.com/gene1wood/0bd4250ffef9d57fd801d59f23433114 https://www.maketecheasier.com/disable-ai-models-firefox/ https://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-and-remove-all-ai-features-in-mozilla-firefox/


Thank you for any help and feedbacks. --Rod

Asked by Rodrigo N M 54 minutes ago

Unstable, erratic behaviour

My FF browser freezes, suddenly closes all tabs, expands fonts, etc etc All else in my system is normal. Should I just use the default MS Edge and be done with it? … (read more)

My FF browser freezes, suddenly closes all tabs, expands fonts, etc etc All else in my system is normal. Should I just use the default MS Edge and be done with it?

Asked by nitinkibe 1 hour ago

My "new tabs" screen is all messed up, on my desktop, but not on my laptop

Okay, we had a power outage while my computer was on. When I rebooted, everything worked but Firefox. The sites would come up, but the keyboard would not work. (It wor… (read more)

Okay, we had a power outage while my computer was on. When I rebooted, everything worked but Firefox. The sites would come up, but the keyboard would not work. (It worked on every other program.) So, I "reset Firefox." In that process, it made me add the Webroot extension. Now, my new tabs folder is all wrong. It is full of ads. It does not have my regular new tabs. And when I click on facebook or amazon, it does not take me where I want to go.

How can I sync my laptop new tabs to my desktop?

Or, how can I restore my old new tabs on my desktop?

G

Asked by GaryWheeler 1 hour ago

can only open emails by right clicking and opening in new window. Also keeps asking for password

I can only open my emails by right clicking it and opening in new window. Also keeps asking for password every time I go on Thunderbird. Have tried solutions on the help … (read more)

I can only open my emails by right clicking it and opening in new window. Also keeps asking for password every time I go on Thunderbird. Have tried solutions on the help pages and online for both problems but not much use. Some things on account settings and security are not there to select. Is it correct that if I uninstall Thunderbird and then reinstall it the same problems will be present?

Asked by jbrod.fraser 4 hours ago

Last reply by jbrod.fraser 1 hour ago

Unable to add Grammarly for Firefox browser extension - reg.

Sir, I am unable to add 'Grammarly' in my Firefox browser extension. Every time, the following message appears: "The connection has timed out". Please look into it. Regar… (read more)

Sir, I am unable to add 'Grammarly' in my Firefox browser extension. Every time, the following message appears: "The connection has timed out". Please look into it. Regards

Asked by Dr. Vimal Hatwal 2 hours ago

Doubled incoming emails AND outgoing message failure for SOME email addresses

A week or two ago I started having two problems with Thunderbird, but only with some emails related to my clients. Here is a description of each problem (in case the prob… (read more)

A week or two ago I started having two problems with Thunderbird, but only with some emails related to my clients. Here is a description of each problem (in case the problems are related):

Doubled incoming emails

Emails received at my address david@nsrusa.org are being received and displayed twice. I have set both my email domain servers to delete messages from the server, which is the top advice always given for this problem. The advice doesn't work for me.

Outgoing message failure

Some messages I send using Reply (perhaps the doubled messages) are getting "stuck" in my email server, which keeps sending me updates on this failure. Here is the start of a typical failure message:

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software. A message that you sent has not yet been delivered to one or more of its recipients after more than 48 hours on the queue on server.springtimesoftware.com.

The message identifier is: 1uQFjK-00GA1j-05 The date of the message is: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:30:45 -0400 The subject of the message is: Re: Your recent postings

The addresses to which the message has not yet been delivered are:

 ***@bol.com.br
   host mx3.bol.com.br [200.147.41.201]
   Delay reason: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<***@bol.com.br>:
   450 4.7.25 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [69.48.183.241]
 ***@gereconsult.com
   Delay reason: H=mx-vip-01.kinghost.net [191.6.216.38]:
   SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<silviomartins@gereconsult.com>:
   450 4.7.25 Client host reje

My environment: Mailservers are mail.nsrusa.org and mail.springtimesoftware.com, both at IP address 69.48.183.241, Windows 11 Home 64, Thunderbird 128.8.1esr 32 (I have just updated to 128.11.1esr), hp laptop.

Asked by David Spector 4 days ago

Last reply by David Spector 2 hours ago

Message Filter Appears to be Activated by Clicking on Folder

I have a rule that moves email messages from backups to a 'Backup' folder. I also have another rule that moves emails address to myself to 'My Mail'. When I start TB 128… (read more)

I have a rule that moves email messages from backups to a 'Backup' folder. I also have another rule that moves emails address to myself to 'My Mail'.

When I start TB 128.11.1esr in the morning my 'Backup' and 'My Mail' folders show new email counts. When I click on 'My Mail' the number on it decreases and 'Backup' increases. This happens with other rules on other folders.

So, my question is this behavior caused my 'Message Filters' being triggered when I click a folder or potentially a latent refresh of the folders new email counts.

Thanks

Asked by DS256 3 hours ago

Bookmarks editor view folders as closed

Moving a bookmark on Firefox on mobile device when opening the bookmark edit if you want to move a bookmark for example for Mobile bookmarks to Desktop bookmarks: In my … (read more)

Moving a bookmark on Firefox on mobile device when opening the bookmark edit if you want to move a bookmark for example for Mobile bookmarks to Desktop bookmarks:

In my case I first click edit, click on the location and edit > Folder and I am showed unlike when I browse my bookmarks where folders are closed, all folders in hierarchy are opened which make for an endless scrolling for minutes trying to find the folder I want to move my bookmark to, as a poweruser who has thousands of folders and bookmarks.


There are ofher browsers where this is reversed and easier to move a bookmark because all folders are closed. Is this a feature that can be added to Firefox?

Also the setting saying you can display bookmarks on home screen, actually its a scrolling banner with most recently saved bookmarks. I miss the old classic Firefox where you could set your new tab and home page as your bookmarks list making it super easy and quick to get everything you need right in front of you without needing extra steps to enter your bookmark lists.


If this is not the right forum please direct me where I can forward this feature request

Asked by fireethsync 4 hours ago

Delayed video start/resume while on bluetooth

To preface this, I am on MacOS. I noticed a small delay before starting videos while I have my AirPods connected. There are a few scenarios where this delay does not exi… (read more)

To preface this, I am on MacOS.

I noticed a small delay before starting videos while I have my AirPods connected. There are a few scenarios where this delay does not exist: - Any other browser - Audio is actively playing elsewhere - Mic is in use (like a zoom meeting in the background, even when muted) - Audio is muted

I have tried safe-mode, reinstalling, and even messing with the config, to no avail. I know for sure this is isolated to Firefox, and I believe it's due to how audio devices are handled. I would rather my videos immediately play rather than wait for a "health" check from my connected device, even if there isn't audio for that time period.

Asked by Spikers 5 hours ago