1. Thunderbird 68.1 is empty after update. 2. Unable to open Troubleshooting and Options 3. Keeps updating after reinstalling older version
Thunderbird performed an automatic update to 68.1 from 60.9 today. Upon restart of the program, TB came up in 68.1 with empty fields. No mailboxes. Won't start Options. C… (read more)
Thunderbird performed an automatic update to 68.1 from 60.9 today. Upon restart of the program, TB came up in 68.1 with empty fields. No mailboxes. Won't start Options. Can't start Troubleshooter. Everything from 60.9 is gone, and I can't figure out how to bring it all back in 68. I can uninstall 68 and reinstall 60, and everything goes back to normal, but then the automatic update cycle starts again. Please help!
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Lost address book
Here's what I did: - Copied the <Thunderbird/Profiles> folder - Uninstalled Thunderbird 60 - Installed Thunderbird 68 - Copied <Profiles> folder into new copy… (read more)
Here's what I did: - Copied the <Thunderbird/Profiles> folder - Uninstalled Thunderbird 60 - Installed Thunderbird 68 - Copied <Profiles> folder into new copy of Thunderbird - There was no Address Book, completely blank.
How do I get my Address Book back?
I have an Aug copy of <Profiles> that might have the Address Book in it but it will not have all E-mails. What files, exactly, would I need to copy from the Aug Profile to the new copy of Thunderbird to get my Address Book back (if that is possible)?
Any and all help is appreciated. I REALLY do not want to reconstruct my Address Book, it have 700+ addresses...
MilusC
Can I import emails from Outlook that I have saved in a .pst file?
I have recently moved from Outlook to Thunderbird. I have exported the mail I want to keep to .pst files. I have read several articles in this community support but can'… (read more)
I have recently moved from Outlook to Thunderbird. I have exported the mail I want to keep to .pst files. I have read several articles in this community support but can't find a clear answer. One refers to using a much older version of Thunderbird [31.8] to import and then upgrading TB after import. Other articles and contributors say this doesn't work. I have tried using the Menu command Tools > Import where Outlook comes up as an option, but when I do that and select the option to import either All or Email only, Thunderbird either closes or freezes. Thanks.
Thunderbird Lightning calendar toolbar icons, they will not stay in the centre of toolbar when I have customised them to do so?
Thunderbird Lightning calendar toolbar icons, they will not stay in the centre of toolbar when I have customised them to do so?
Times in Received, Sent, and Date Columns are all one hour off (behind)
I recently upgraded my Dell XPS 8700 64-bit desktop computer from Windows 7 (where I used Windows Live Mail with POP3) to Windows 10, on which I installed Thunderbird 60.… (read more)
I recently upgraded my Dell XPS 8700 64-bit desktop computer from Windows 7 (where I used Windows Live Mail with POP3) to Windows 10, on which I installed Thunderbird 60.9.0 32-bit (with POP3), connected as before to AOL servers. In the e-mail panes, the times shown in the Received, Sent, and Date columns are all consistently incorrect (behind) by one hour, although the times displayed in the messages themselves are correct. My computer's time settings are correct:
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada) Adjust for daylight saving time automatically: On
The "Official NIST US Time" website in effect confirms that my computer's time settings are correct, since its time agrees to the second to my computer's time.
Windows Live Mail remained on my computer after the upgrade to Windows 10, and I downloaded recent messages into it: the times are shown correctly for the very same messages for which the Thunderbird columns show incorrect times. This argues that the problem lies with Thunderbird itself, not with my computer or the servers.
Can anyone suggest what is causing this consistent one-hour error, and what the remedy might be?
Using Using Google provider; new event shows Google Calendar; new task only shows Home calendar.
Events can be read/written to my Google calendar from TB and vice versa. Tasks written in Google Calendar do not appear in TB. Conversely my Google Calendar is not an opt… (read more)
Events can be read/written to my Google calendar from TB and vice versa. Tasks written in Google Calendar do not appear in TB. Conversely my Google Calendar is not an option when writing a new task in TB, just Home calendar.
Fill server, connection type (SSL, STARTTLS...) and port automatically at Thunderbird startup
Hello! I've been researching for the past week about how to make a .js file to autoconfigure all accounts on the Thunderbird client to a specific server adress, port and … (read more)
Hello! I've been researching for the past week about how to make a .js file to autoconfigure all accounts on the Thunderbird client to a specific server adress, port and security type (SSL/TLS, STARTTLS...) for our medium sized company. It has been a real pain trying to figure out this by myself so I'm reaching out for you guys to get a little help getting this sorted out.
I would like to explain our situation better before asking about the problem itself, so you get my point and motivation to do this.
We have more than 200 computers to maintain in our company. Every time our mail provider changes a setting, we need to go on each individual machine and fiddle with the configuration settings inside the client to adjust whathever changed in the backend. We would like to be a lot smarter and efficient in this process, so I'm trying to figure out how to do this autoconfiguration. We already figured out how to put the XML file in the domain server to use the autodiscovery feature in Thunderbird, but it didn't really solve our problem. I want Thunderbird to check for the items listed above in the title at each bootup of the application.
So, let's begin.
When Thunderbird starts, I need it to reach to a server and download the IMAP and SMTP server adresses, ports and security settings. I know there is a couple of commands to point the file location, whose are:
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);
and
pref("general.config.filename", "Thunderbird.cfg");
These are going to be inserted into the "channel-pref" file in the Mozilla Thunderbird/defaults directory. The "Thunderbird.cfg" file will be created in the "Mozilla Thunderbird" directory, wich will have this following command:
pref("autoadmin.global_config_url","yourdomain.com");
and
user_pref("autoadmin.append_emailaddr",true);
The problem starts with the actual commands inside the file hosted in the like provided in the "autoadmin.global_config_url" command. I can't figure out wich commands should I use to configure those items mentioned earlier, making it so all mail accounts wich are configured in the Thunderbird client have those preferences pre-filled, locked and set by the configuration file. Is it possible? I want the passwords to be saved locally, aswell as the certificates and all of the rest. I just want specifically the server settings to be autoconfigured and locked by our file hosted in the domain server.
Windows 10 1903 Generic Text only print to file does not work correctly when printing a selection from Thunderbird email
When I select a portion of an email and try to print it to a text file using windows 10 generic text only printer, the text scrolls across the page with a few characters … (read more)
When I select a portion of an email and try to print it to a text file using windows 10 generic text only printer, the text scrolls across the page with a few characters printed on each line before it continues 1 line down. This is seen when the file is opened with Windows notepad.
A test page for the printer prints correctly. A text file previously created in notepad also works correctly.
Any suggestions?
how to send sms messages ?
Hello & Thanks, I would like to send sms via TBird . I downloaded tms-sms-1.0.xpi but its incompatible with my 60.9.0(32bit) . Pls , what versions do I need . Or ho… (read more)
Hello & Thanks, I would like to send sms via TBird . I downloaded tms-sms-1.0.xpi but its incompatible with my 60.9.0(32bit) . Pls , what versions do I need . Or how to proceed ? Thanks
Thunderbird constantly freezing up
I am on Thunderbird 60.9.0 running on macOS 10.14.6. Thunderbird freezes at least once a day and has been for months. Is this a known problem? Given the number of updat… (read more)
I am on Thunderbird 60.9.0 running on macOS 10.14.6. Thunderbird freezes at least once a day and has been for months. Is this a known problem? Given the number of updates on both Thunderbird and macOS I would have hoped it would have been fixed. The last few days it freezes soon after launching it. I then have to Force Quit.
How to recover a failed draft?
In case a draft message can't be saved on a remote server (as with a disconnected net cable) it's "apparently" lost. It's easy to dismiss the error dialog the *wrong* way… (read more)
In case a draft message can't be saved on a remote server (as with a disconnected net cable) it's "apparently" lost. It's easy to dismiss the error dialog the *wrong* way, and it gets /lost/. You can accidentally even close TB, and there's no sign of that draft -- said better: *I* didn't see *whether* there's an easy "I'm a dumb user, please recover the draft". Because the draft is still there, I found it in my profile directory / Mail / local folders, but it's *not* in UI local folder's draft, not even after restarting. The only way I found is to open it with a text editor and paste it in a new message... I'm surely wrong, this is too silly to be the only way to do it: where's the menu item or button to do it?
P.S: I'm running Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.0
When I've read a message, it often doesn't turn from bold(unread) to unbold and often the anwered messages don't get a sign that indicates them as answered
When I've read a message, it often doesn't turn from bold(unread) to unbold(read) and often the anwered messages don't get a sign that indicates them as answered. … (read more)
When I've read a message, it often doesn't turn from bold(unread) to unbold(read) and often the anwered messages don't get a sign that indicates them as answered.
Calendar sizing in 71.0a1 10/16/19 Thunderbird Daily
Downloaded new updates, installed. Once you choose the calendar, it resizes the whole Thunderbird Daily/Calendar window such that you can't see the last week completely. … (read more)
Downloaded new updates, installed. Once you choose the calendar, it resizes the whole Thunderbird Daily/Calendar window such that you can't see the last week completely. Switching to email, and then resizing, allows you to see all of your email on a screen. I'm on a laptop. I have a separate monitor attached to the laptop. I'm constantly having to resize.
How do I change the http_user_agent sent by thunderbird when it accesses anything over the web?
Hello guys When there is an image in an email, which is not encoded but just added as an embedded hyperlink, if I allow the email to display the images, then thunderbird … (read more)
Hello guys
When there is an image in an email, which is not encoded but just added as an embedded hyperlink, if I allow the email to display the images, then thunderbird does a GET request to get the images.
Typically, on windows, it uses the default user_agent as the following, for example, on Windows 10: "Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:68.0) Gecko\/20100101 Thunderbird\/68.1.2 Lightning\/68.1.2"
Is there an easy way to change this on my Thunderbird installation on Windows??
Thanks
Can not send or receive emails on only one computer. SMTP and all settings correct.
Apple Mac Thunderbird problem. Only on one Mac.SMTP and all settings correct. Checked with provider suggests upgrade to High Sierra still same problem after upgrade. Trys… (read more)
Apple Mac Thunderbird problem. Only on one Mac.SMTP and all settings correct. Checked with provider suggests upgrade to High Sierra still same problem after upgrade. Trys to connect to server but just spins. I have been working with this for over a month with everyone, all settings correct. Most said since isulated to one computer, it is something with Thunderbird or OS. Since I upgraded and still have problem, I ask if anyone here has any coaching. Thank you, K&K
How do I change the response to a meeting
Hi If I am sent a meeting invitation, the email prompts for me to responde with my attendance intention of Accept, decline, tentative. That works fine, and the event goes… (read more)
Hi If I am sent a meeting invitation, the email prompts for me to responde with my attendance intention of Accept, decline, tentative.
That works fine, and the event goes into the correct calendar (it asks which calendar).
However, if I don't do this on initially opening the email, or I need to cancel my attendance, I can't find a way to go into the event (or the original email) and still have these attendance options.
I can open the event in google calendar on the web (I'm using gmail based accounts) and change my attendance option there, but can't find anything similar in the lightning calendar. It seems to treat the event as my own meeting, and not someone elses.
I have attached screenshots of google calendar and the lightning calendar windows for the same event.
Have I missed something?
I'm using Linux Mint 19 and Thunderbird 60.9.0 (64 bit)
After reinstalling on new hard drive pictures not showing on some emails with out clicking to see them on the browser.
Will show in browser window but not in the email. They use to before my hard drive failed and had to buy a new one.
thunderbird 68 keeps resizing message and drafting windows
Since Thunderbird 68 (with necessary security updates) was released, I have had an interface problem: The message and draft windows keep popping back to a screen-real-est… (read more)
Since Thunderbird 68 (with necessary security updates) was released, I have had an interface problem: The message and draft windows keep popping back to a screen-real-estate-hogging size. Initially, this was just when the program restarted for any reason; now, it's even in the midst of a session if the program gets minimized so I can work on something else (since the .1.2 update). The message pane is turned off (as it should be by default), and all views are set to plain text.
Steps to reproduce:
Close the message pane in the main program. Open a message, and resize it so that it is around 50% of screen height and is just wide enough to accommodate the longer of the toolbar and the line length in plain-text mode (normally the equivalent of around 90 characters in my default setup). Happily read messages for a while, and perhaps even respond to a couple of them (taking a similar step in the composition window, both with and without the address sidebar showing). Minimize Thunderbird, work on something else, then bring Thunderbird back to the foreground... and find that the window resizing has "snapped back" to program default.
(I've asked this question before, and got blown off by a True Believer. No, unless you wear bifocals YOU DO NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND MY WINDOW-SIZING NEEDS. Over the last five years or so, "support" has gotten increasingly dismissive of people who actually need to work in a mode that isn't all-bells-and-whistles-and-stupid-graphical-BS-displayed.)
System: Win10 Home 64, 1368x766 laptop screen, Tbird 32 (and, BTW, the downloader SHOULD ask if we want 32 or 64 instead of assuming; setting a default is one thing, not providing early and obvious ability to change it is another, especially given the dumbness of putting all install and data files into the "user" folder hierarchy without install-time ability to direct otherwise)
Thunderbird does not show all "Local folders" anymore, still visible in OS file Explorer
"Local Folders" are vieable in the OS (W10) Explorer view and not of zero size, they are just not shown in the TB UI. See attached pictures showing the TB UI view and the… (read more)
"Local Folders" are vieable in the OS (W10) Explorer view and not of zero size, they are just not shown in the TB UI. See attached pictures showing the TB UI view and the OS Explorer view. Red marked folders in the Explorer view pictures are the ones still shown in the TB UI view. I have seen suggestions about "Folder repair" but I cant find that option. Cheers and sorry about the Swedish folder names ;-)
Create Message Filter Based on Address Book Fields
I put a notation in the DISPLAY NAME of the address book for people. For example, if Fred is part of the Lawn Club, then his display name is "Fred Jones (Lawn Club)". I w… (read more)
I put a notation in the DISPLAY NAME of the address book for people. For example, if Fred is part of the Lawn Club, then his display name is "Fred Jones (Lawn Club)". I would like to create a filter to look for "(Lawn Club)" in the DISPLAY name of the address book to move the email to the Lawn Club folder. I'm trying to avoid having to enter everyone's email address in the filter.
Alternatively, being able to filter based on being in a distribution list would accomplish the same thing.
Thanks