Is it possible to set threads collapsed by default?

Thunderbird on my Windows 11 PC was updated to 115.3.1 (64-bit). I like my default view to sort by date and grouped by sort. Since the update, all threads default to expa… (read more)

Thunderbird on my Windows 11 PC was updated to 115.3.1 (64-bit). I like my default view to sort by date and grouped by sort. Since the update, all threads default to expanded. I can collapse the "\"; however, when I switch between email accounts, the view is expanded when I come back. Is there any way to set the view back to collapsed? Or should I restore a previous version of Thunderbird?

Thank you!

Asked by jhmcarn 5 minutes ago

mailfence.com email account.

I signed up for Thunderbird email service from "Mailfence" free trial. I like it and now it's time to upgrade from "free" to "entry". HELP! I have followed everything on … (read more)

I signed up for Thunderbird email service from "Mailfence" free trial. I like it and now it's time to upgrade from "free" to "entry". HELP! I have followed everything on Mailfence and Thunderbird sites to upgrade to "entry" level and pay for the subscription-----Nothing is working. Please help, I can't afford to have to go through another email setup. Is there anyone I can talk to directly to help guide me through setting this up?

Asked by DickH 11 minutes ago

Customize contents of Unified Folders

Very similar to https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1408607 In Unified Folders I only want to see Inbox and the inboxes that I have selected for that virtual fol… (read more)

Very similar to https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1408607

In Unified Folders I only want to see Inbox and the inboxes that I have selected for that virtual folder. I don't want to see Draft, Templates, Sent, Archives, Junk, Trash or a folder for each mail account - just the Inbox virtual folder.

How do I make that happen?

The article above mentioned https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1032535 but I can't see how that applies.

Asked by Mitch Claborn 53 minutes ago

Last reply by Mitch Claborn 52 minutes ago

Cannot reduce message list pane height

Hello, In version 102 the minimum message list pane height was four lines which suited me well. In version 115 the minimum height is eight lines which takes up more of th… (read more)

Hello, In version 102 the minimum message list pane height was four lines which suited me well. In version 115 the minimum height is eight lines which takes up more of the message pane in the window so I see less of it. Is there a way to reduce it to four lines again? Best wishes, Steve

Asked by slapdab 57 minutes ago

Critical Error in new Thunderbird

After update to Thunderbird 115.3.1 (64-bit) version on Linux Mint 21.2 (based on Ubuntu Jammy) I can't see list of accounts, folders or messages. I attach screenshot of… (read more)

After update to Thunderbird 115.3.1 (64-bit) version on Linux Mint 21.2 (based on Ubuntu Jammy) I can't see list of accounts, folders or messages.

I attach screenshot of an issue and debug console output. This is a status after opening Thunderbird after update.

Asked by Przemek W. 1 hour ago

Can't connect to Gmail

After turning on 2-step verification on my gmail account. I can't connect. I keep getting an imap error. Thunderbird is set to Oauth2. The gmail server is imap. Every su… (read more)

After turning on 2-step verification on my gmail account. I can't connect. I keep getting an imap error. Thunderbird is set to Oauth2. The gmail server is imap. Every suggestion I have found hasn't worked. I even updated to Supernova and that didn't help.

Asked by frankfileccia 1 hour ago

MS Outlook will no longer connect T'bird since 115.3.1

Since being moved to Thunderbird 115.3.1 today (UK) on Win 7 32 bit POP, Outlook is refusing to connect me with message "We can't sign you in Your browser is currently se… (read more)

Since being moved to Thunderbird 115.3.1 today (UK) on Win 7 32 bit POP, Outlook is refusing to connect me with message "We can't sign you in Your browser is currently set to block cookies. You need to allow cookies to use this service." Gmail working fine. What has changed in Tbird, nothing altered here - worked this morning? Cheers Ian

Asked by muchmooreian 1 hour ago

Last reply by muchmooreian 1 hour ago

There is no way to see the actual mail address from which an E-Mail was sent in the list view without opening the E-Mail

I cannot comprehend how in the general list view of all mails there is no addable column "From Address" or similar to add a column that just shows the actual E-Mail-addre… (read more)

I cannot comprehend how in the general list view of all mails there is no addable column "From Address" or similar to add a column that just shows the actual E-Mail-address from which that mail was sent.

It is only possible to show the display name of the Correspondent. But if someone changes that (like what is very usual in malicious spam mails) you can just see, for example "Netflix" and only when manually opening that mail you can see that it was actually sent from "aeback@maliciousspam.com.fr".

This is a security risk as by opening any mail (without setting "View -> Message Body as -> only text") information can be leaked to any third party with or without malicious intent.

There have been addons that tried to add this feature (which undoubtedly should be present in any basic E-Mail client), but they since have been killed off by the update to Thunderbird 115.

I really don't understand the rationale of not adding such a column. The work needed for that would be minuscule for such an essential security feature. Please tell me that I just haven't found it yet.

Asked by olf.mombach 1 hour ago

Supernova Installed Printers disconnect when Thunderbird application is running

Once the Supernova version installed, the printers disconnect (spooler service stops). Once the Thunderbird application is closed, the service auto starts and can print u… (read more)

Once the Supernova version installed, the printers disconnect (spooler service stops). Once the Thunderbird application is closed, the service auto starts and can print using any other application. Windows 11 (64)

Asked by scott192 1 hour ago

With Unread Filter Message Deletion Not Complete

Appearing to start with this release, 115.3.1 (64 bit), frequently, when I delete an email, while using an "Unread" filter, it leaves a ghost line with the date 12/31/196… (read more)

Appearing to start with this release, 115.3.1 (64 bit), frequently, when I delete an email, while using an "Unread" filter, it leaves a ghost line with the date 12/31/1969 7:00 PM and I cannot delete it. Although the Subject line only reads, "Re:", the text of the deleted message is still there. Removing the Unread filter, the ghost line no longer appears.

Asked by RadioWhiz 1 hour ago

Thunderbird (102 & 115) for Windows downloads same mail again on dual boot windows 10 and Linux (Ubuntu & Mageia)

For almost twenty years I have been using Thunderbird, and for more than twenty years I have been using Linux as my main Operating System, also for work, for which howeve… (read more)

For almost twenty years I have been using Thunderbird, and for more than twenty years I have been using Linux as my main Operating System, also for work, for which however I often have to use Windows and other Microsoft software, reason why I use laptops in dual-boot with the two OS; for this reason, as soon as possible I shared the installation between the two OS, always having available in my mail software all the messages received and sent. This system always worked well, even when migrating profiles from one computer to another, with the associated changes to the operating systems; until, at some point corresponding to Thunderbird version 102, when starting Thunderbird from Windows, it started downloading all the thousands of messages from the various mail servers I use that had already been downloaded to the local computer (they are all POP accounts); This behaviour did not repeat itself when I was only using Windows and used Thunderbird from that OS for several days. However, when I accessed mail from the Linux OS (Ubuntu and Mageia), everything worked fine here, but when I go back to Windows after using Thunderbird from the Linux OS, Thunderbird starts downloading all the mail that had already been downloaded from all the servers.

I have tried some suggestions for similar problems: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1310598 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1392106 However, by deleting the popstate.dat file or creating a new profile, the problem reoccurs regularly, no antivirus is active, the system is not infected by viruses.

The behaviour of Thunderbird is as follows 1) Thunderbird on Linux OS works regularly and only downloads new messages if there are any (no duplicates). 2) Thunderbird on Windows 10, however, if Thunderbird on Linux OS has retrieved messages from a particular mail server since the last time it was started, it will retrieve all the messages on that server again; if there have been no changes Thunderbird does not download anything correctly.

I tried looking at the popstate.dat files after downloading messages from Windows and Linux and I also noticed differences between the file when updated by Thunderbird on Windows or on Linux after downloading messages from the server. Normally, when you set up a new profile in Thunderbird, the messages are downloaded from the server and the popstate.dat file is generated and then updated, which is made up of a series of lines, each corresponding to a different message (each line is made up of a letter (in my case "k", because I leave the messages on the server), a series of numbers or characters (UIDL code), a series of numbers that I don't know what they correspond to (sometimes they are the same for some messages with a different progressive UIDL), the lines are reported in the file by arranging the messages in progressive order of UIDL code. In my case, when I use Thunderbird on Linux OS, the popstate.dat file is generated according to this behaviour and when it inherits the updated popstate.dat file from Windows, it keeps the third set of number codes of the messages already downloaded and continues to insert the lines with the new messages. Thunderbird on Windows, on the other hand, downloads all the messages again and generates a popstate.dat file in which the first letter and the UIDL code of each line remain the same, but the third set of numbers changes; the lines are also generated in the progressive order of the UIDL, except for one that is moved from a certain point in the order to the end of the list, without respecting the numerical order of the UIDL; the third set of numbers generated in this way also "groups" the messages in a different way from what was done before. The attached image shows the contents of the popstate.dat file in four cases described above: the first is generated by Thunderbird on Linux, the second is the same as updated by Thunderbird on Windows, the third is the same file as updated by Thunderbird on Linux after new messages arrive, the fourth is still the same file as updated by Thunderbird on Windows.

Asked by FC-Lin-Moz 2 hours ago

edit a contact in a received email dropdown menue

In recent releases I'm unable to edit a contact's details in the sender or cc fields in a received email. Previously the dropdown menue gave option to 'Edit', if the con… (read more)

In recent releases I'm unable to edit a contact's details in the sender or cc fields in a received email. Previously the dropdown menue gave option to 'Edit', if the contact was already in the address book, but now the dropdown menue has no 'Edit' option. How can I restore it?

Asked by Ehab Lotayef 2 hours ago

Why Supernova isn't stable?

I don't understand why mozilla didn't thoroughly verify the stability of this version. At my workplace, everyone who had updated to Supernova, has attachments problems (d… (read more)

I don't understand why mozilla didn't thoroughly verify the stability of this version. At my workplace, everyone who had updated to Supernova, has attachments problems (doesn't open), If you want to create a local folder, it doesn't create, it shows another sender at the email (even if after you repair it, after two days problem comes back), it has problem with the password, says need to login and enter the new password. Even if you enter the password, doesn;t work. The same email client which worked perfectly until the update to Supernova. For the past week my life has been a living hell trying to reinstall and configure it again. yes, I'm the IT guy for 150pc.

Asked by Robert 2 hours ago

Unable to find several functions after moving up to 115.3.1

My Ubuntu distro offered a Thunderbird upgrade from 102 to 115.3.1 and I wish I hadn't taken it. After spending a lot of time getting Thunderbird display to be somewhat l… (read more)

My Ubuntu distro offered a Thunderbird upgrade from 102 to 115.3.1 and I wish I hadn't taken it. After spending a lot of time getting Thunderbird display to be somewhat like my usual view, I am still unable to restore several favorites.

1. The status bar no longer shows me the total of unread messages 2. To save real estate on the screen, I usually do not display the File menu bar but the hamburger menu drop down in 115.3.1 is missing a lot of items that I used - empty trash being one of them and view>all headers is another. 3. The 'Get Messages' button on the top row doesn't enable me to be selective by mail account - again I have to display the menu bar and so lose screen space. 4. I cannot get the threaded message view to display lines showing the links between messages.

Maybe there are configuration changes I need to make? I'd appreciate whatever help can be offered. Thank you.

Asked by philj 3 hours ago

MacOS Ventura update to MacOS Sonoma caused Thunderbird to stop working

When I upgraded from MacOS Ventura to MacOS Sonoma, Thunderbird stopped working. Getting it to work the first time required me to use Apple's 2 Step Verification process… (read more)

When I upgraded from MacOS Ventura to MacOS Sonoma, Thunderbird stopped working. Getting it to work the first time required me to use Apple's 2 Step Verification process to create an app-specific password. After the MacOS upgrade, that process was no longer available. Apple switched to 2 Factor Authentication, which is apparently different and incompatible with 2sv. The other websites and applications on my iMac have already switched to 2fa, and I'm not sure I can have both methods active on the same computer (but I've asked, Apple, anyway).

Is there a recent change in Thunderbird that would allow me to use 2fa instead of 2sv to access Thunderbird?

I have many years worth of emails in Thunderbird that I can no longer access. I can see the directory structure, and some of the email lists, but not the content.

Thanks for the help!

Asked by rejohnston01 17 hours ago

Last reply by rejohnston01 3 hours ago

Syncing Thunderbird Calendar to a Phone?

I've recently moved to using Thunderbird to manage all my accounts, including my various calendars (I import three Google calendars and a Zoho calendar into Thunderbird. … (read more)

I've recently moved to using Thunderbird to manage all my accounts, including my various calendars (I import three Google calendars and a Zoho calendar into Thunderbird. It's great, I'm really pleased with it. However... I need to be able to access all my calendars from one centralized interface on my phone as well.

Any thoughts and suggestions for my scenario? I'm guessing there's no official Thunderbird email/calendar client for Android yet (I've seen some references to one, but it seems like that's out a ways).

TLDR: How can I sync my Thunderbird calendar to my phone, directly (as my Thunderbird calendar imports data from several different calendars); I'm game for any ideas.

Thanks in advance!

Asked by WizRang 3 hours ago

Calendar duplicates events when synchronized

I have updated to Thunderbird 115, when I subscribe to a Network calendar, when I click Synchronize it duplicates all the events from that calendar. See images attached … (read more)

I have updated to Thunderbird 115, when I subscribe to a Network calendar, when I click Synchronize it duplicates all the events from that calendar.

See images attached for before and after clicking synchronize.

This behaviour occurs every single time you click synchronize.

I have tried clearing and resubcribing to the calendar with no success.

Any suggestions what I should try next?

Asked by txk2048 3 hours ago