Sent files content did not carryover with my profile
I migrated to a new pc (WIN10 to WIN10) an I have 4 different "personalities" in my profile. For 3 of the 4 email personality accounts the message in the sent folder car… (read more)
I migrated to a new pc (WIN10 to WIN10) an I have 4 different "personalities" in my profile. For 3 of the 4 email personality accounts the message in the sent folder carried over and on my main email account I can see in the sent folder the subject and date in the "sent" folder - but the body of the email that I sent is not there. Is there a "sent" file I can copy from the first pc and just bring over those sent files again with content?
Thunderbird
How can I see the SMTP text that Thunderbird sends to the server?
Thunderbird must send SMTP text to the outgoing server to send an email. How do I display or capture this SMTP text, so I can ensure it is correct? TB 60.9.0 (32), Window… (read more)
Thunderbird must send SMTP text to the outgoing server to send an email. How do I display or capture this SMTP text, so I can ensure it is correct? TB 60.9.0 (32), Windows 10 Home
Can't save options in 60.9.0
I recently upgraded to TB 60.9.0 and it has the double spacing problem when writing emails. This can be cured by unchecking the box that says "Use Paragraph format instea… (read more)
I recently upgraded to TB 60.9.0 and it has the double spacing problem when writing emails. This can be cured by unchecking the box that says "Use Paragraph format instead of Body Text by default" in Options>Composition. Unfortunately it doesn't remember the setting, so I have to go into the options dialogue and untick the box every time I start Thunderbird. Is this a bug?
Strange behaviour when copying profile
I just upgraded to MacOS "Catalina" and wanted to make a backup of my default "user Profile" for Thunderbird 60.9.0. As I have always done in the past, I went into Profil… (read more)
I just upgraded to MacOS "Catalina" and wanted to make a backup of my default "user Profile" for Thunderbird 60.9.0.
As I have always done in the past, I went into Profile Manager, created a new profile, and then went into the Library, copied all the files from the old profile folder into the new one.
But now, when I launch Thunderbird under the new profile, I find it has created a bunch of new folders such as "inbox-1", "sent-1", etc. instead of just "inbox", "sent"... And some of my files are in "inbox-1", "sent-1" while others stayed in "inbox", etc. After opening and closing Thunderbird a few times, resetting and restarting, and trying it twice with different methods of "copying all the files" to the new profile folder (to make sure I wasn't just accidentally skipping a file during the transfer, or something), I just opened Thunderbird again under the new profile, and all these folders have disappeared completely... (even my "archive" folders, and my inbox's folder structure...) it's weird...
Launching into the 'old' profile somehow still gives me the correct set of folders that I always had (thank God!)... but this new profile behaves strangely.
I think this is a bug, and I think it might have something to do with my having 'upgraded' to Catalina.
Thanks for your ideas...
Strange behaviour when copying profile
I just upgraded to MacOS "Catalina" and wanted to make a backup of my default "user Profile" for Thunderbird 60.9.0. As I have always done in the past, I went into Profil… (read more)
I just upgraded to MacOS "Catalina" and wanted to make a backup of my default "user Profile" for Thunderbird 60.9.0.
As I have always done in the past, I went into Profile Manager, created a new profile, and then went into the Library, copied all the files from the old profile folder into the new one.
But now, when I launch Thunderbird under the new profile, I find it has created a bunch of new folders such as "inbox-1", "sent-1", etc. instead of just "inbox", "sent"... And some of my files are in "inbox-1", "sent-1" while others stayed in "inbox", etc. After opening and closing Thunderbird a few times, resetting and restarting, and trying it twice with different methods of "copying all the files" to the new profile folder (to make sure I wasn't just accidentally skipping a file during the transfer, or something), I just opened Thunderbird again under the new profile, and all these folders have disappeared completely... (even my "archive" folders, and my inbox's folder structure...) it's weird...
Launching into the 'old' profile somehow still gives me the correct set of folders that I always had (thank God!)... but this new profile behaves strangely.
I think this is a bug, and I think it might have something to do with my having 'upgraded' to Catalina.
Thanks for your ideas...
TB slow to start and message says there is existing version running?
I have just checked and I have Thunderbird 68.1.2 (32-bit) installed. When I try to open TB I get a message saying I have an older version already running and must close … (read more)
I have just checked and I have Thunderbird 68.1.2 (32-bit) installed. When I try to open TB I get a message saying I have an older version already running and must close TB. Really annoying! I also receive constant messages telling me I need to update TB. I have done this 2 or 3 times and I still get the update message. Finally, it takes many attempts to actually get TB to respond to my double-clicks - what's going on, please? Also, please recognise that I am not particularly tech-savvy, so easy-read reply please. Thanks Mike
Calendar randomly becomes unavailable
System: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit [happened before on Win7x64 Pro as well] Thunderbird: 60.9.0 (32-bit) [the issue has been occurring for many months] Lightning: 6.2.9 Calen… (read more)
System: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit [happened before on Win7x64 Pro as well]
Thunderbird: 60.9.0 (32-bit) [the issue has been occurring for many months]
Lightning: 6.2.9
Calendar is fully local (no Google Calendar or the like)
Installed extensions: Expression Search / Google Mail UI; FiltaQuilla; Identity Chooser; ImportExportTools; Lightning; Mailbox Alert; Search Results Sort By Date Not Relevance; ThreadVis; Unread Badge;
Possibly the same issue: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1257365
Every now and then, after a Thunderbird restart [e.g., due to a Windows restart], the calendar is missing. The extension is still listed in the corresponding tab and marked as enabled but I cannot open the calendar tab. Neither via the menu nor via the shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+C.
My workaround in this case is to disable the extension, restart Thunderbird, re-enable the extension and, once again, restart Thunderbird. So far, this has always worked. Since the issue occurs quite regularly, I would like to fix it.
Originally, I used Thunderbird Portable but have now moved my profile to a non-portable installation. This did not fix the issue. I have also disabled all extensions, to no avail.
Unfortunately, I do not notice anything that the issue correlates with. It feels random. I just now restarted Thunderbird a few times and everything was OK. So I cannot easily test any possible fixes; it may take a week to occur. Or a minute.
Can you propose something for me to try to fix this issue? I would like not to switch to the new Thunderbird [68.1.0] as almost all of my extensions are not compatible with it. I'm not sure but I think that the issue has survived the last upgrade as well. Either this is a "real" bug or my profile is borked.
[Offtopic] Is there no single line break in this forum? Everything gets stuffed into one line. Only a double line break works, but this also creates a double line break on screen.
Thunderbird Font size in message body is very small, using TB 60.9.0 on W10
Seems to vary by sender on html messages. I have cranked up tools->options->display->formatting->advanced->minimum font size to 28 & the text is still … (read more)
Seems to vary by sender on html messages. I have cranked up tools->options->display->formatting->advanced->minimum font size to 28 & the text is still tiny. Seems quite recent, may have started happening with 60.9.0, but can't be sure. Any suggestions please?
Greyed out + perm selected "Copy sent message to folder"
My TB hangs when sending emails from outlook when it gets to the "Creating a copy to sent messages" option. However, obviously it's taken care of by the outlook server so… (read more)
My TB hangs when sending emails from outlook when it gets to the "Creating a copy to sent messages" option. However, obviously it's taken care of by the outlook server so I have no need for this. The solution is to stop it sending messages automatically... But when I try, the options are greyed out and cannot be unchecked. https://i.imgur.com/nD6eAeR.png
Any idea what options to change?
Maximized Thunderbird window prevents automatically hiding Windows taskbar from emerging
Maximized Thunderbird window prevents the automatically hiding Windows taskbar from emerging when the cursor is moved down on to it. Thunderbird is the only program that … (read more)
Maximized Thunderbird window prevents the automatically hiding Windows taskbar from emerging when the cursor is moved down on to it. Thunderbird is the only program that does that. Is it a bug or can I adjust some settings which control that?
pref() save old value
I have been using autoconfig (thunderbird.cfg) for many years. After switching from 52.9.1 to 60.9.0, my script began to behave strangely. Among other things, it changes … (read more)
I have been using autoconfig (thunderbird.cfg) for many years. After switching from 52.9.1 to 60.9.0, my script began to behave strangely. Among other things, it changes the contents of some preferences using the pref() function. In particular, ldap_2.servers.public.uri. Earlier, when calling pref ("ldap_2.servers.public.uri", "new value"), the contents of this line simply changed, but now a new section is created containing the old values "ldap_2.servers.public.uri", "ldap_2.servers.public.filename" and "ldap_2.servers.public.description" under the names "ldap_2.servers.public_1.uri", "ldap_2.servers.public_1.filename" and "ldap_2.servers.public_1.description". On the next change, they become "public_2", and "public" again becomes "public_1". As a result, instead of changing the way I access the server depending on my IP address, I get a new address book every time thunderbird starts.
How to return the old behavior of the pref() function or change the value of named preference in another way?
And by the way, why now getPref("extensions.enabledAddons") always returns NULL?
I could not find answers on Mozilla sites ;(