Forum Bashkësie Thunderbird

I followed all of the appropriate steps including downloading the add-on to try and upload my .mbox google takeout folder. However, when I go to upload it, my computer won't let me select the folder. What should I do?

The old email account is from when I was in grad school and I no longer have access to this email. I'm really hoping to open it to pull out some important info.

As described in [question] I am unable to install addons in Thunderbird: when attempting to install an addon, either via the in-app browser or via a file, a pop-up window appears for which "Add" and "Cancel" buttons do nothing (there is no way to move or remove the window without killing the process).

I am opening this question as this problem still persists over a year and many versions later.

Thunderbird V. 115.11.1-1 on 6.9.3-arch1-1 with Sway WM

My Thunderbird profile is on a separate drive.

I had to reformat my computer. No problem with managing profile and all emails and folders, etc are ok. However, my calendar is blank!

Is the calendar not stored in your profile? Have I really lost all my dates and appointments?

I even extend the connecting time out mins to 2 mins still failed A question, can thunderbird be used on Chinese mainland for gmail accounts, by using VPN? I highly doubt.

I can insert outlook accounts into thunderbird easily and log onto oauth2 pages of these accounts.

I printed an email from Thunderbird before responding to it. When I went to reply, it had disappeared from the Inbox. After some hunting I found it in the All Mail folder, but it refused to be moved or copied to the Inbox. Even when I forwarded it to myself it did not appear in the Inbox. The message was still present on the Gmail server but Thunderbird would not download it via Imap. Have I missed a setting or does Thunderbird consider an email to be deleted once it is printed?

I have three accounts in Thunderbird. On one account Thunderbird freezes when I try to delete any mail in the inbox. I have removed all mails in the inbox and put one mail back (have tried several different emails)to test and it still freezes. This problem occurs when deleting from any folder in this account. Deleting mail in the other accounts works ok.

Why is the default display ALWAYS set to threaded conversations? From my point of view this is insane as emails seem to have 'disappeared' without trace. This is probably IMHO the most inconvenient feature of Thunderbird email.

I had to reformat a hard drive. Unfortunately, my current Thunderbird profile was erased. I have a 7-month earlier profile backed up, and my current emails are still available from Spectrum webmail. Can I re-install the old profile, and download the newer emails from Spectrum to create a new profile? What is the safest way to proceed and not lose emails? Thanks!

Hi, since yesterday trying to send emails just results in the display box "Sending message" (in German) but it never completes that. Receiving emails works fine. The SMTP entries all appear ok, I have not changed anything in terms of hard- or software. I use windows 10 and thunderbird 115. Sending email via the online interface of the service provider works fine too. This problem appears only when trying to send emails via strato.de but not with gmx.de. As far as I can see the settings are identical. Any ideas? Best regards

Microsoft tell me that I must use OAuth2 for my accounts, else I'll be locked out.

Server is imap-mail.outlook.com. If I select OAuth2, then I can't receive emails unless I reset back to Normal Password.

I'm also supposed to set my SMTP server (smtp-mail.outlook.com) to OAuth2, but this isn't an option on the drop down list.

Help, please!

How can I remove the display of the e-mail address in the'Correspondent' column of the inbox - I just want the sender's name displayed? I am using the current version of Thunderbird.

Hi, 3 weeks ago I suddenly could not log in to my email without errors.

First I get a Google screen "Choose an account" showing the three Gmail accounts I use. I select the first one.

"Mozilla Thunderbird wants to access your Google Account". This refers to calendars. I take the Allow option.

Then I get the message "Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead

Thunderbird detected a potential security threat and did not continue to localhost. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details."

When I close this window I get another Google screen .

"Mozilla Thunderbird wants to access your Google Account". This refers to i) mail, ii) contacts, and iii) calendars. I take the Allow option.

Then I get the same message message "Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead

Thunderbird detected a potential security threat and did not continue to localhost. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details."

This process cycles through the other two emails. Then I get and authentication failure message.

I have seen hints that this might be a certificate issue but I have tried in vain to find certificates stored in Thunderbird.

Any help approeciated.

Thanks

PaulM

Thunderbird says downloading 1 of 214 then sometimes 2 then 3 then 4 but always stops before 6 and no new messages have been displayed since 5:27pm yesterday.

mailbox-message://Admin%40AlanG.us@outlook.office365.com/Inbox#91795 last msg in inbox

Tried rebooting system also tried closing Tbird before the reboot and again after testing after the reboot twice now but still same as since yesterday afternoon.

Any ideas would be welcome am using web based Outlook to access new mail without issue but dislike the interface.

Thanks, Alan.

I use thunderbird through vpn to my work site. I am required to use two accounts, one to login to thunderbird and download messages and a separate smtp password to send messages.

After logging into thunderbird, the first attempt to send a message works fine. It prompts me for my smtp account password and sends my message.

The second and subsequent times I try to send a message, I get the popup error:

``` The message could not be sent using Outgoing server (SMTP) relay.xxxx.xxx for an unknown reason. Please verify that your Outgoing server (SMTP) settings are correct and try again. ```

The thunderbird error console reports:

```

   mailnews.send: Sending failed; 
   The message could not be sent using Outgoing server (SMTP)
   relay.xxxx.xxx for an unknown reason. Please verify that
   your Outgoing server (SMTP) settings are correct and try
   again.
   
   exitCode=2153394004, originalMsgURI= 
   MessageSend.jsm:337:32
       fail resource:///modules/MessageSend.jsm:337
       _deliveryExitProcessing resource:///modules/MessageSend.jsm:687
       sendDeliveryCallback resource:///modules/MessageSend.jsm:741
       OnStopRunningUrl resource:///modules/MessageSend.jsm:1432
       onerror resource:///modules/SmtpService.jsm:211
       _onError resource:///modules/SmtpClient.jsm:510

``` Once I restart thunderbird, I can send a message again - exactly once.

Other mailer applications using vpn to connect to our mail system do not have this problem.

Thunderbird does not have this problem when I am connected directly to my site's internal network, not using vpn.

My thunderbird Outgoing Server configuration is:

``` Hostname smtp.xxxx.xxx Port 25 Username xxxxx@xxxx.xxx Authenticaton Method Normal password Connection Security STARTTLS ```

Those settings are consistent with my site's requirements.

I'm using thunderbird 115.12.2 on a mac running macOS Sonoma 14.5.

This problem first surfaced when I upgraded from thunderbird 102.12.0 to 15.4.1.

It really acts like things are configured okay, because it was able to send one message, but then something gets stuck after that.

Thanks for any insights.

I use thunderbird with IMAP through vpn to my work site. Our site uses single-sign-on to connect to our mail server.

Sometimes my thunderbird client cannot authenticate to the server. The behavior is inconsistent. When I first start up thunderbird, one of 3 things happens:

a) Thunderbird logs me in via single-sign-on without prompting for my password.

b) Thunderbird gives me a login window, allows me to enter my password, and logs me in.

c) Thunderbird gives me a blank login window. The status bar at the bottom of the main screen says it is sending login information, but it has none to send. I never get logged in.

Under behaviors (a) and (b), the thunderbird status bar at the bottom of the main window says it is sending login information, opening INBOX, and downloading messages.

Sometimes restarting thunderbird or rebooting my laptop fixes behavior (c), and sometimes not.

When I'm connected, I can see my saved passwords via the Thunderbird Settings->Privacy & Security ->Passwords->Saved Passwords list. When I keep getting the blank login window, this list is empty.

I'm using thunderbird 115.12.2 on a mac running macOS Sonoma 14.5.

This problem was first noticed soon after I upgraded to thunderbird 15.8.0.

This behavior was duplicated by our support staff using thunderbird on Windows.

I don't have any data to show whether the problem happens when I am connected directly to my site's internal network. I'm not connected to that network frequently enough to be able to test the behavior, since it is so inconsistent.

My thunderbird server settings are:

``` Server Type: IMAP Mail Server Hostname xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx Port 993 Username xxxx@xxxx.xxx Connection security SSL/TLS Authentication method OAuth2 ```

Thanks for any help.