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Thunderbird won't download emails

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doclindaman
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For the last week T-Bird won't download any email from any of the 3 accounts that I use it for. I can access them with T-Bird on another PC. The account settings all look the same between the 2 machines 


 Application Basics

   Name: Thunderbird
   Version: 38.3.0
   User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.3.0
   Profile Folder: Show Folder

             (Local drive)
   Application Build ID: 20150928051427
   Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
   Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
   Memory Use: about:memory

 Mail and News Accounts
   account1:
     INCOMING: account1, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext

   account2:
     INCOMING: account2, , (pop3) mail.mchsi.com:110, plain, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: mail.mediacombb.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true

   account3:
     INCOMING: account3, , (pop3) pop.gmail.com:995, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: mail.mediacombb.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true

   account4:
     INCOMING: account4, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true

 Crash Reports

 Extensions
   CompactHeader, 2.1.0, false, {58D4392A-842E-11DE-B51A-C7B855D89593}
   Lightning, 4.0.3.1, false, {e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}

 Important Modified Preferences

   Name: Value

     accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar: 0
     browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
     extensions.lastAppVersion: 38.3.0
     font.internaluseonly.changed: false
     font.name.monospace.el: Consolas
     font.name.monospace.tr: Consolas
     font.name.monospace.x-baltic: Consolas
     font.name.monospace.x-central-euro: Consolas
     font.name.monospace.x-cyrillic: Consolas
     font.name.monospace.x-unicode: Consolas
     font.name.monospace.x-western: Consolas
     font.name.sans-serif.el: Calibri
     font.name.sans-serif.tr: Calibri
     font.name.sans-serif.x-baltic: Calibri
     font.name.sans-serif.x-central-euro: Calibri
     font.name.sans-serif.x-cyrillic: Calibri
     font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode: Calibri
     font.name.sans-serif.x-western: Calibri
     font.name.serif.el: Cambria
     font.name.serif.tr: Cambria
     font.name.serif.x-baltic: Cambria
     font.name.serif.x-central-euro: Cambria
     font.name.serif.x-cyrillic: Cambria
     font.name.serif.x-unicode: Cambria
     font.name.serif.x-western: Cambria
     font.size.fixed.el: 14
     font.size.fixed.tr: 14
     font.size.fixed.x-baltic: 14
     font.size.fixed.x-central-euro: 14
     font.size.fixed.x-cyrillic: 14
     font.size.fixed.x-unicode: 14
     font.size.fixed.x-western: 14
     font.size.variable.el: 17
     font.size.variable.tr: 17
     font.size.variable.x-baltic: 17
     font.size.variable.x-central-euro: 17
     font.size.variable.x-cyrillic: 17
     font.size.variable.x-unicode: 17
     font.size.variable.x-western: 17
     gfx.direct3d.last_used_feature_level_idx: 0
     mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1
     mail.winsearch.firstRunDone: true
     mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: c01f96f7-2635-482e-9a93-3e67e3d0e24
     mailnews.database.global.views.global.columns: {"threadCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"1"},"flaggedCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"3"},"attachmentCol":{"visible":false…
     network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
     network.predictor.cleaned-up: true
     places.database.lastMaintenance: 1444578692
     places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858
     places.history.expiration.transient_optimal_database_size: 167772160
     plugin.importedState: true
     plugin.state.flash: 0

 Graphics

     Adapter Description: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
     Vendor ID: 0x10de
     Device ID: 0x1401
     Adapter RAM: 2048
     Adapter Drivers: nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
     Driver Version: 10.18.13.5582
     Driver Date: 8-25-2015
     Direct2D Enabled: false
     DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.2.9200.16571)
     ClearType Parameters: Gamma: 2600 Pixel Structure: R ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 50
     WebGL Renderer: false
     GPU Accelerated Windows: 0

     AzureCanvasBackend: skia
     AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
     AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo
     AzureContentBackend: cairo

 JavaScript

 Incremental GC: 1

 Accessibility

   Activated: 0
   Prevent Accessibility: 0

 Library Versions

     Expected minimum version
     Version in use

     NSPR
     4.10.8
     4.10.8

     NSS
     3.19.2 Basic ECC
     3.19.2 Basic ECC

     NSS Util
     3.19.2
     3.19.2

     NSS SSL
     3.19.2 Basic ECC
     3.19.2 Basic ECC

     NSS S/MIME
     3.19.2 Basic ECC
     3.19.2 Basic ECC
For the last week T-Bird won't download any email from any of the 3 accounts that I use it for. I can access them with T-Bird on another PC. The account settings all look the same between the 2 machines Application Basics Name: Thunderbird Version: 38.3.0 User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.3.0 Profile Folder: Show Folder (Local drive) Application Build ID: 20150928051427 Enabled Plugins: about:plugins Build Configuration: about:buildconfig Memory Use: about:memory Mail and News Accounts account1: INCOMING: account1, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext account2: INCOMING: account2, , (pop3) mail.mchsi.com:110, plain, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: mail.mediacombb.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true account3: INCOMING: account3, , (pop3) pop.gmail.com:995, SSL, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: mail.mediacombb.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true account4: INCOMING: account4, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true Crash Reports Extensions CompactHeader, 2.1.0, false, {58D4392A-842E-11DE-B51A-C7B855D89593} Lightning, 4.0.3.1, false, {e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103} Important Modified Preferences Name: Value accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar: 0 browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false extensions.lastAppVersion: 38.3.0 font.internaluseonly.changed: false font.name.monospace.el: Consolas font.name.monospace.tr: Consolas font.name.monospace.x-baltic: Consolas font.name.monospace.x-central-euro: Consolas font.name.monospace.x-cyrillic: Consolas font.name.monospace.x-unicode: Consolas font.name.monospace.x-western: Consolas font.name.sans-serif.el: Calibri font.name.sans-serif.tr: Calibri font.name.sans-serif.x-baltic: Calibri font.name.sans-serif.x-central-euro: Calibri font.name.sans-serif.x-cyrillic: Calibri font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode: Calibri font.name.sans-serif.x-western: Calibri font.name.serif.el: Cambria font.name.serif.tr: Cambria font.name.serif.x-baltic: Cambria font.name.serif.x-central-euro: Cambria font.name.serif.x-cyrillic: Cambria font.name.serif.x-unicode: Cambria font.name.serif.x-western: Cambria font.size.fixed.el: 14 font.size.fixed.tr: 14 font.size.fixed.x-baltic: 14 font.size.fixed.x-central-euro: 14 font.size.fixed.x-cyrillic: 14 font.size.fixed.x-unicode: 14 font.size.fixed.x-western: 14 font.size.variable.el: 17 font.size.variable.tr: 17 font.size.variable.x-baltic: 17 font.size.variable.x-central-euro: 17 font.size.variable.x-cyrillic: 17 font.size.variable.x-unicode: 17 font.size.variable.x-western: 17 gfx.direct3d.last_used_feature_level_idx: 0 mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1 mail.winsearch.firstRunDone: true mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: c01f96f7-2635-482e-9a93-3e67e3d0e24 mailnews.database.global.views.global.columns: {"threadCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"1"},"flaggedCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"3"},"attachmentCol":{"visible":false… network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true network.predictor.cleaned-up: true places.database.lastMaintenance: 1444578692 places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858 places.history.expiration.transient_optimal_database_size: 167772160 plugin.importedState: true plugin.state.flash: 0 Graphics Adapter Description: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Vendor ID: 0x10de Device ID: 0x1401 Adapter RAM: 2048 Adapter Drivers: nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um Driver Version: 10.18.13.5582 Driver Date: 8-25-2015 Direct2D Enabled: false DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.2.9200.16571) ClearType Parameters: Gamma: 2600 Pixel Structure: R ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 50 WebGL Renderer: false GPU Accelerated Windows: 0 AzureCanvasBackend: skia AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0 AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo AzureContentBackend: cairo JavaScript Incremental GC: 1 Accessibility Activated: 0 Prevent Accessibility: 0 Library Versions Expected minimum version Version in use NSPR 4.10.8 4.10.8 NSS 3.19.2 Basic ECC 3.19.2 Basic ECC NSS Util 3.19.2 3.19.2 NSS SSL 3.19.2 Basic ECC 3.19.2 Basic ECC NSS S/MIME 3.19.2 Basic ECC 3.19.2 Basic ECC

Chosen solution

I can see that you are using the most up to date version of thunderbird and this update occurred after 29th september 2015. So the timing suggests it is to do with the update and sudden no incoming or outgoing suggests something is being blocked by another program.

It is possible that your anti-virus/firewall product has not recognised that the update was for the same product and is seeing the current version of Thunderbird as a new program which it is blocking.

close thunderbird. Access your anti-virus/firewall product and check it is allowing Thunderbird.

I use Norton and on one occassion I had to reset to block and then reset to Allow to get it to pick up thunderbird properly. then restart Thunderbird.

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Toad-Hall
Toad-Hall
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Chosen Solution

I can see that you are using the most up to date version of thunderbird and this update occurred after 29th september 2015. So the timing suggests it is to do with the update and sudden no incoming or outgoing suggests something is being blocked by another program.

It is possible that your anti-virus/firewall product has not recognised that the update was for the same product and is seeing the current version of Thunderbird as a new program which it is blocking.

close thunderbird. Access your anti-virus/firewall product and check it is allowing Thunderbird.

I use Norton and on one occassion I had to reset to block and then reset to Allow to get it to pick up thunderbird properly. then restart Thunderbird.