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Spam filtering/Junk mail controls with unified folders working again

This post is to inform others that release 153.1.0esr finally fixed this previously unresolved issue with spam filters in unified folder mode for me. Up to 140.14.0esr th… (read more)

This post is to inform others that release 153.1.0esr finally fixed this previously unresolved issue with spam filters in unified folder mode for me. Up to 140.14.0esr the problem persisted.

I cannot see any other relevant variables in my setup that would have changed concurrently so I am assuming a now fixed underlying software bug as the cause.

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I need help blocking emails that norton says have viruses

Some time ago I went tinto exceptions and put in some unwanted email addys and they were blocked. I am getting unwanted emails tried the same thing, but they are still c… (read more)

Some time ago I went tinto exceptions and put in some unwanted email addys and they were blocked. I am getting unwanted emails tried the same thing, but they are still coming through. Here are some of the emails; contact@news.comoundeesgtream.com contact@news.musteraliteinfo.com

Can you tell me how to block these from showing up in my email account? John @ redacted@outlook.com

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Marking email as spam.

I use to be able to mark email as junk by right click then K then J. The junk option is not there any more but spam is. The problem is both add star and as spam are both … (read more)

I use to be able to mark email as junk by right click then K then J. The junk option is not there any more but spam is. The problem is both add star and as spam are both S, so K - S does not work. Need to change one of them to a different letter.

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All incoming mail now gets marked as SPAM in Thunderbird

Since yesterday (27 Apr 2026) any and all mail that comes into Thunderbird gets marked as SPAM. I searched online and found people saying that I could reset the junk tra… (read more)

Since yesterday (27 Apr 2026) any and all mail that comes into Thunderbird gets marked as SPAM. I searched online and found people saying that I could reset the junk training filter, so I did this, but incoming mail was still marked as spam. The next suggestion was to delete the training.dat file. Did that, restarted Thunderbird and incoming messages are still marked as spam. The last suggestion was to turn off adaptive junk mail controls. Didn't want to do that because I assumed that it would let spam through. Nope. Turned it off, restarted Thunderbird and two emails from my work came in and got flagged.

I'm running version 140.10.0esr (64-bit) on Windows 11. I am using IMAP to connect to the mail server but it's not running any spam detection software (like Spamassassin). I know this because it's my server and even if it was, no updates have been preformed since the first of this month and this just started happening yesterday. Combine this with the bug that Thunderbird notifies me of incoming mail, even if it's spam (didn't post about this because there are plenty going back a couple of years), is starting to make me look for an alternative.

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Forum Post: Spam

Android app is Missing Spam Folder. A Yahoo filter on the server moves important emails to the spam folder. The spam folder does not sync with my other folders. Yahoo pla… (read more)

Android app is Missing Spam Folder. A Yahoo filter on the server moves important emails to the spam folder. The spam folder does not sync with my other folders. Yahoo places these messages inside the Thunderbird app but they cannot not be read, I cannot find the folder, I cannot sync the folder, and the app does not give any other option on the setting panel. On my phone I have to have both the Firebird and the Yahoo App to see all folders. How can I fix it_

Thank you.

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Pay pal e-mails go to Trash not inbox

All e-mails from Pay pal go into trash. Have marked as Not Junk but this has not helped. Needed e-mail from Pay pal today to pick up a click & collect order but didn'… (read more)

All e-mails from Pay pal go into trash. Have marked as Not Junk but this has not helped. Needed e-mail from Pay pal today to pick up a click & collect order but didn't receive any e-mail. Tried to log in to Pay pal on Android phone not desktop PC as I usually do. Kept sending codes to my e-mail address to log in but I received nothing. Wasn't until I had come home and accessed Thunderbird on my PC that I found them all in the Trash. Luckily store gave me my order and I didn't have to go back.

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why is adaptive spam NOT working

Despite my marking messages several times as NOT spam, Thunderbird keeps on and on RE-marking them as spam. And the mails are coming from one of my own addresses, and the… (read more)

Despite my marking messages several times as NOT spam, Thunderbird keeps on and on RE-marking them as spam. And the mails are coming from one of my own addresses, and they ARE in my address book!!!!!

There seems no way that I can stop the beast from misbehaving.

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Mes messages vers GMAIL sont refusés comme spam par mes destinaires

Bonjour, Pourquoi actuellement tous les messages que j'envoie avec ma messagerie Thunderbird depuis mon compte FREE sont-ils identifiés comme spams par mes destinataires … (read more)

Bonjour, Pourquoi actuellement tous les messages que j'envoie avec ma messagerie Thunderbird depuis mon compte FREE sont-ils identifiés comme spams par mes destinataires GMAIL ?

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Can't find how to block emails from undesired entities

I keep getting messages from 2 sites that give me a virus. Hoardpot AND contact@musterateam.com When I tried to unsubscribe it didn't work. Tell me what to do please. Tha… (read more)

I keep getting messages from 2 sites that give me a virus. Hoardpot AND contact@musterateam.com When I tried to unsubscribe it didn't work.

Tell me what to do please. Thanks

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WHY DON"T YOU FIX BLOCKING IP and users Bayes doesn't work - Do I have to go to M$oft?????’ for ‘Thunderbird’

‘spam filters do not work. After 18 years of putting up with it I want block senders and sender ip's WHAT IS UP? WHY DON"T YOU FIX THIS - Do I have to go to M$oft?????’ f… (read more)

‘spam filters do not work. After 18 years of putting up with it I want block senders and sender ip's WHAT IS UP? WHY DON"T YOU FIX THIS - Do I have to go to M$oft?????’ for ‘Thunderbird’

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thunderbrd version 153.0.1 64bit: some registered adress get filtered as spam though

thunderbrd version 153.0.1 64bit windows11 Spamfilter problem my contacts are all in the personal address book convinced they get filtered as NOT SPAM, recently some a… (read more)

thunderbrd version 153.0.1 64bit windows11 Spamfilter problem

my contacts are all in the personal address book convinced they get filtered as NOT SPAM, recently some addresses out of my adressbook get filtered anyway - weird an expert told me to setup a whitelist as a subfolder: I did but same prob... as far I know the address book works like a whitelist anyway, no success also not long ago thunderbird had an update - and it feels since the dodgy filtering started. Using thunbderbird for ages - never had that prob ever - till recent

Is there any known solution please ? Thanks & regards Jochen

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Junk mail is marked read even when set not to.

This happens regardless of whether message is moved to trash or junk folder. My concern are this also marks spam, phishing and/or malicious emails read which allows read … (read more)

This happens regardless of whether message is moved to trash or junk folder. My concern are this also marks spam, phishing and/or malicious emails read which allows read receipt to be sent when enabled. I don't want to be forced to use remove immediately or disable read receipt option to ensure these messages are deleted unread.

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I am getting hundreds of emails a day from the following: Mailer-Daemon@gator3303.hostgator.com with this subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender

I am getting hundreds of emails a day from the following: Mailer-Daemon@gator3303.hostgator.com with this subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender Ho… (read more)

I am getting hundreds of emails a day from the following: Mailer-Daemon@gator3303.hostgator.com with this subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender How do I stop this? Thanks

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Can't empty my trash

Running version 21.0 on Android 17. Emptied my trash just this morning. Worked fine. Went to do it tonight, said yes to the confirmation and it just sat there. No deletio… (read more)

Running version 21.0 on Android 17.

Emptied my trash just this morning. Worked fine. Went to do it tonight, said yes to the confirmation and it just sat there. No deletion. Sent a test message from another acct and that arrived fine, so it's not having problems accessing my server via IMAP.

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Cannot send emails

Sending of the message failed. An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Your message has been rejected because you have been detected sending hig… (read more)

Sending of the message failed. An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Your message has been rejected because you have been detected sending high likelyhood spam.. Please check the message and try again.

This is the message I get everytime I try to send and email.

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How does Thunderbird deal with junk?

When Thunderbird "thinks" a message is Spam the spam option on the header is already grayed out, is it ok to delete it then and if it is learning what is spam, how come I… (read more)

When Thunderbird "thinks" a message is Spam the spam option on the header is already grayed out, is it ok to delete it then and if it is learning what is spam, how come I continue to get spam email from the same senders?

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