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firefox can't read msgfilterrules.dat

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I spend time creating my message filters only to find out the next time or so that I open firefox that it can't read the file. I have deleted all instances of msgfilterrules.* and started over - several times-. It will work for awhile then give me the error message that the file can't be read and has made a backup copy of the file. I am running ver 16.0.2 This is getting very frustrating!

I spend time creating my message filters only to find out the next time or so that I open firefox that it can't read the file. I have deleted all instances of msgfilterrules.* and started over - several times-. It will work for awhile then give me the error message that the file can't be read and has made a backup copy of the file. I am running ver 16.0.2 This is getting very frustrating!

Isisombulu esikhethiweyo

I think the Thunderbird forum is over here: https://support.mozillamessaging.com/

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Firefox doesn't natively handle email. Are you using a particular add-on to read email in Firefox? Or is the problem in the Thunderbird email client?

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Sorry..thought I was posting the question in the Thunderbird forum. Yes the problem is in TB not FF. Thanks for the reply.

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Isisombululo esiKhethiweyo

I think the Thunderbird forum is over here: https://support.mozillamessaging.com/

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Thanks, I will go there and try. Have a good one!