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Turned off all thunderbird update options but on open of "help->about" the program tries to download update.

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Anton.2f4G
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Turned off all thunderbird update options but on open of "help->about" the program tries to download update. version 31.4.0

Turned off all thunderbird update options but on open of "help->about" the program tries to download update. version 31.4.0

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Matt
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Why would you turn off updates. It is not as if they are frequent and running old version is a security risk.

Anton.2f4G
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Why are you asking this? Updates are optional, this option is configurable. Why can't the application do what it supposed to?

Wayne Mery
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It might be stuck on a previous download. I suggest you delete the program directory.

That said, I agree with Matt. It's generally unwise to be running a 1+ year old version.

James
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Anton.2f4G said

Why are you asking this? Updates are optional, this option is configurable. Why can't the application do what it supposed to?

Just so you know, the old vulnerable Tb 31.4.0 does not have any security fixes added in since. https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/