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Echekwara

Thunderbird has become unusable, problematic and a waste of users time

Wayne Mery replied
cfittravel

I recently started donating and making monthly contributions because I'm a big Thunderbird fan but recently the entire program has become a mess and what once was simple to add an account has become torture and useless with nothing but errors and having to re-enter data, the find your settings automatically picks the wrong settings it's to the point I just want to find another mail client. Also note they need a simple "SUPPORT" link at the top of the main page and not loops of material to read

My problem now is the latest Thunderbird is impossible install with constant errors which end in dumping you out and losing all the data you entered. What the hell has changed?

I recently started donating and making monthly contributions because I'm a big Thunderbird fan but recently the entire program has become a mess and what once was simple to add an account has become torture and useless with nothing but errors and having to re-enter data, the find your settings automatically picks the wrong settings it's to the point I just want to find another mail client. Also note they need a simple "SUPPORT" link at the top of the main page and not loops of material to read My problem now is the latest Thunderbird is impossible install with constant errors which end in dumping you out and losing all the data you entered. What the hell has changed?

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Error creating account in red pops up after several GREEN server settings found.

The PORT change for incoming should allow just typing in a different port but now it takes minutes to press the arrow up or down.

Can't assist without precise details:

  • port numbers
  • mail provider address
  • etc

Screen shots maybe?