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How can I find invalid feeds in my subscriptions

Bruno G. replied
Bruno G.

I have subscribed to several feeds in Thunderbird and I'm pretty sure some of them are no longer active. Is there a way to find out which have now invalid URLs? When I "Get new messages" for the feeds, I see status messages speed thru at the bottom, but way too fast to read. Is there a way to log them somewhere?

I have subscribed to several feeds in Thunderbird and I'm pretty sure some of them are no longer active. Is there a way to find out which have now invalid URLs? When I "Get new messages" for the feeds, I see status messages speed thru at the bottom, but way too fast to read. Is there a way to log them somewhere?

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The guide explains how to turn on console logging, and you can filter to search for invalid feeds. In Tb 60, the folder icon will show an error icon if there is an invalid feed in the folder. You can also select feeds in the Subscribe dialog, click/focus the url, and click the Validate button to test the feed.

... the Verify button.

Tb 60 was the answer. Not sure how I missed the updates, it's already on 60.3!