Thunderbird pauses retrieving email when calendar event notification pops up

Fix it. I use Google Calendar integration. When a calendar item pops up a notification, Thunderbird stops retrieving email until I acknowledge it. This is a nuisance w… (read more)

Fix it. I use Google Calendar integration. When a calendar item pops up a notification, Thunderbird stops retrieving email until I acknowledge it. This is a nuisance when I'm away from my machine for any length of time and I rely on Thunderbird to process incoming emails.

Thanks.

Asked by anothergoodman 1 month ago

Last reply by frisée 1 month ago

Thunderbird

1. When I start Thunderbird, the first thing that comes up is the "misinformation" "No message found". Only some time later is the inbox with the new messages displayed. … (read more)

1. When I start Thunderbird, the first thing that comes up is the "misinformation" "No message found". Only some time later is the inbox with the new messages displayed. The initial "misinformation" is annoying.

2. When I open a message, I have to constantly click backwards until I get back to the inbox. Why is there no button for this?

Please reply to delloc@gmx.de

Kind regards Dirk E.

Asked by Dirk E. 1 month ago

Last reply by user213815874572776100201782415079883066567 1 month ago

AdBlockPlus add on - why isn't it offered for Thunderbird anymore - the UBlock Origin doesn't block ads

I have used Thunderbird for over fifteen years now. It used to support AdBlockPlus, not it doesn't. The UBlock Origin does NOT block ads like AdBlockPlus does. Why can't … (read more)

I have used Thunderbird for over fifteen years now. It used to support AdBlockPlus, not it doesn't. The UBlock Origin does NOT block ads like AdBlockPlus does. Why can't I add it on as an extension anymore? It is free software.

Asked by Jade1 1 month ago

Last reply by Matt 1 month ago

Recent T-Bird update is blocking another program I use

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Thunderbird was auto-updated on my computer. Shortly after that, I tried to start the tax preparation program I use for preparing tax ret… (read more)

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Thunderbird was auto-updated on my computer. Shortly after that, I tried to start the tax preparation program I use for preparing tax returns for my clients. I am a CPA and tax preparer. The tax prep program is called "ATX" and is a product sold by Wolters-Klewer (aka CCH), and is unrelated to Thunderbird. I can no longer access my ATX tax prep program.

When I try, I get this message: "The program has encountered an unexpected error and needs to close." I have tried multiple times, and get the same error message every time. I also get that message when I try to start ATX for previous tax years. I am sure it is the Thunderbird update that is causing this, as I have made no other changes to my computer, programs, hardware, or anything else. The ATX program worked just fine up until yesterday.

I badly need that ATX program. Please help ASAP. If someone wants to call me, my number is (775) 747-4666.

Finally, the error message I get when I try to start the ATX program has a link that says "Show details." When I click that, I get a long list of gobbledegook, but one line may be relevant here. It says: "Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it "

I have over fifty tax return to prepare before the extended deadline of October 15th, so I desperately need to be able to open my tax prep program. I am almost certain the Thunderbird update caused this, so please help fix this right away. Thank you.

Richard Schiveley, CPA (Reno, Nevada)

Asked by rdscpa 4 months ago

Last reply by david 4 months ago

Blank page

Hi there, Everytime I open an e-mail I get a blank page and I cannot see anything. I have uninstalled Thunderbird and re-installed it. I have disabled my anti-virus and … (read more)

Hi there,

Everytime I open an e-mail I get a blank page and I cannot see anything. I have uninstalled Thunderbird and re-installed it. I have disabled my anti-virus and anti-spam on thunderbird. There are no add-ons or anything in my thunderbird. I have no idea how to get rid of this. Anyone that can help?

Asked by NZ 4 months ago

Last reply by christ1 4 months ago

Recently, anytime I try to open an attachment doc in an email, it is either blank on some pages or all black with limited verbiage. What is going on? How do I fix this

I would like to open attached docs and print them. They are appearing all black with some verbiage, or multiple pages are all white. What is going on? How can I fix this?… (read more)

I would like to open attached docs and print them. They are appearing all black with some verbiage, or multiple pages are all white. What is going on? How can I fix this? Step by step instructions, please. Technically challenged. I do NOT use cloud. will not be using it due to privacy and hacking issues. I save everything to my harddrive.

Asked by mail4me2019 12 hours ago

Last reply by markwarner22 8 hours ago

Alexa Calendar

It would be nice to be able to link the Thunderbird and ALEXA calendars. I schedule appointments and events from emails and I have Alexa announce my daily schedule so bi-… (read more)

It would be nice to be able to link the Thunderbird and ALEXA calendars. I schedule appointments and events from emails and I have Alexa announce my daily schedule so bi-directional updates would be very handy.

I could not find a specific area to submit suggestions.

Asked by Ronald Richard 4 months ago

Last reply by Matt 3 months ago

address book

Windows 10 thunderbird 91.13.1 (I know ... out of date, but I tried a newer version last year and hated it.) My special address book sub categories don't work as they use… (read more)

Windows 10 thunderbird 91.13.1 (I know ... out of date, but I tried a newer version last year and hated it.) My special address book sub categories don't work as they used to. I used to be able to right click on one of them and I got a choice to add all the entries in to a BCC field. This was great for forwarding things to a list of people with a common interest, but without sharing their addresses with all of the other recipients. It just quit doing this. If there is no easy solution, I guess I'll have to man up and upgrade! Many thanks for your volunteer work! Jack

Asked by John Clarke 5 months ago

Last reply by ThePillenwerfer 5 months ago

Not working

Recently, the Firefox browser stopped working. Specifically for me, Costco's website, and Aetna. I believe the issue could be that those websites require that the locatio… (read more)

Recently, the Firefox browser stopped working. Specifically for me, Costco's website, and Aetna. I believe the issue could be that those websites require that the location is confirmed, but no pop is generated, thus causing the website to not work with Firefox. Please help me, as your browser is the best.

Asked by rcarlton1999 3 months ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 3 months ago

news items

Whenever I click on a notification news item it comes via The independent newspaper that I find very annoying. Is there a way of changing this? I was happy with Firefox t… (read more)

Whenever I click on a notification news item it comes via The independent newspaper that I find very annoying. Is there a way of changing this? I was happy with Firefox the way it was until Microsoft mail was installed on my PC.

Asked by Cecil White 20 hours ago

Last reply by markwarner22 14 hours ago

Browser having trouble functioning

Hey guys, I really enjoy using Zen, but whenever there's a new update, the browser seems to start up from the beginning, as in, my laptop has to confirm again if I want… (read more)

Hey guys,

I really enjoy using Zen, but whenever there's a new update, the browser seems to start up from the beginning, as in, my laptop has to confirm again if I want it to be my standard browser, the shortcuts that I'd made don't work anymore (cmd+T now pops up the search bar instead of opening a new tab, while my settings say that this shortcut is supposed to open a new tab). It has just happened often that whenever there's a new update the browser seems to be very confused, it doesn't seamlessly just blend the new updates into my already existing preferences. A while back (like 3 months ish?) you guys had a new update and I had to go through the whole thing of installation again of the browser, I had to choose if I wanted to import data from an old browser while I had already set Zen up way before, plus I had to choose the dark mode/colour preferences and all that stuff.

I really enjoy this browser when nothing is going wrong but there's so many stuff changing often and not blending seamlessly that it really messes with the user experience.

Hope this feedback is somewhat useful,

Best, Sophia

Asked by Sophia 17 hours ago

Last reply by markwarner22 14 hours ago

I've used FF for years. The last year, it does not function correctly on about 20% of sites. I suggest focusing on making it compatible, rather than requiring sites that are perfectly coded. I may have to drop FF soon.

I've used FF for years. The last year, it does not function correctly on about 20% of sites. I suggest focusing on making it compatible, rather than requiring sites that … (read more)

I've used FF for years. The last year, it does not function correctly on about 20% of sites. I suggest focusing on making it compatible, rather than requiring sites that are perfectly coded. I may have to drop FF soon.

Asked by moomoomoomoo 1 month ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 month ago

HDR video on YouTube is showing apparently maximum brightness

I've noticed that HDR content on YouTube plays at apparently maximum brightness, which is overwhelming. The same video using Google Chrome behaves as expected. For exampl… (read more)

I've noticed that HDR content on YouTube plays at apparently maximum brightness, which is overwhelming. The same video using Google Chrome behaves as expected. For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xod2xiLA9CM

I'm running FF v135.0 and Chrome v133.0.6943.54. When using Chrome, the video brightness matches system brightness settings on my Macbook Pro (running Sequoia 15.3) but when I use FF, the video itself is incredibly bright, as if the white levels have been maxed out. It seems to be a problem with handling the HDR content. Even stranger, it's as if the browser is able to increase my screen brightness itself, but only in the video pane. I doubt that's actually happening, but that's what appears to happen. If I switch to another tab and then back to the video, it takes a few seconds for the video pane to increase extreme levels.

Also, I tried to take a screenshot of it but the screenshot doesn't show the extreme bright levels that I see when I'm using the browser.

Asked by John Neiberger 9 hours ago

Last reply by markwarner22 8 hours ago