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Hi Thunderbird

I can't send emails from Thunderbird. Get this message: "Sending the message failed. Could not communicate securely with the other party, no common encryption algorithms. Configuration issues regarding need to be fixed."

I have a very hard time figuring it out and hope for help. Preferably in Danish.

Best regards Bente Nybjørn

I have a email folder that display the name and contents in the main window (Name, 6 messages) but there are no messages visible in the window. I had tried to separate the thread but something went wrong and now any mail that I move into the folder disappears. Where are they and how do I get them to display?

In the past I've always been able to restore email subfolders and the emails in those folders to Local Folders by copying over the files from the profile directory of a previous installation under Mail/Local Folders

But I'm trying it now on v. 128.6.1esr (64-bit) and it no longer works.

e.g. I do the following with TB closed: $ cd [old_profile_dir]/Mail/Local\ Folders/ $ cp -r Archives* Sent* Templates* [new_profile_dir]/Mail/Local\ Folders/

When I reopen neither the emails nor their folders are there.

If I try creating all of the relevant folders from within thunderbird, then closing it and copying over in the same way, it similarly seems has no effect. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I get a reasonable number of TEAMS & Zoom invites by email into my Firefox account.

I have 2 questions ...

1. Can I add Google Calendar to FireFox Calendars ..... or vice versa ... so I can add an invite to FireFox calendar and have it show in Google Calendar.

2. Currently if the invite includes an .ics file I can import that into Google Calendar ..... clunky, but works. However many invites do not include an .ics file ..... as the invfite has arrived in FireFox .... can that generate an .ics file ?

I need to use Google Calendar as it provides cross platform support of multiple calendars.

I have a folder on my desktop labelled "Local Folders", which contains the emails I have put into seperate folders. My Thunderbird start page does not show those folders in the Folder Pane on the left. It only shows folders like inbox, trash etc. Can anyone help?

Postbox having been sold to eM Client, I need to migrate to Thunderbird. Import worked pretty well using the protocol "migrating from a previous Thunderbird installation" however the filters did not import at all. It happens that I have 320 of them, so it would be a great help if some automatic procedure could be implemented. Is this possible? Thanks in advance. Regards, Gérald

I am trying to set up my sbcglobal.net account on Thunderbird.

I enter all of the inbound server settings, and i times out while checking them. What to do? I have similar issues setting up sbcglobal.net on other email clients.

With the new version of TB the address book has become unusable. It is not White Text on white background. I can't find any settings to reset or apply a theme or fix the colors of the text within the address book. There are many settings and themes that one could apply to the mailbox but if one can't see the address book that pretty much it useless to try to use the email.

How does one just set up the ENTIRE program to apply a theme? Or can we get a working White and Dark themes that address all Text and All backgrounds to make them legible so there are at least useful. TB has become very frustrating. Sorry to rant but before the big changes to use native Darkmode it was really good email client but like so many that try to embrace the darkmode trend (which isn't a bad idea) they are falling short of addressing the entire product.

Any help to address the color issues in the address book would be greatly appreciated.

Is there a way for fonts and color in replies to be default for replies only, and a different default font and color for new messages. It is kind of a pain to keep changing every time you do a reply.

Thank you, Rick

I need to get my centurylink emails moved to thunderbird, ( and keep them in my centurylink for now also ) all folders and contacts if possible. NO IDEA how to start the process here after the initial account set up is done. Please , in easy to understand terms if possible, am computer challenged for the most part.

When recipients receive emails from me it includes all kinds of gibberish. I'm sure it serves a purpose or provides security, but how can I get rid of it so that the messages just show who the email is being sent to and who is sending it and the message and any attachments, without all the other material?

Here is an example of what a sent email looks like and sometimes it is even longer?

Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------T70sa9k2xSo8VvCZ0g0n9hC5" Message-ID: <ce73a725-66d0-476c-b61c-5bc3bb021ece@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 10:38:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-US To: Gerald Jackson <jlclaw@yahoo.com> From: James Alexander, Jr., Esq. <jamesalexanderjresq@yahoo.com> Subject: Diane Merriweather Eviction