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Delete newsgroup settings

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How do I delete Newsgroup settings? My mail provider has no longer newsgroups. When I try to download mails ... the only thing I get is can not download from newsgroups then the proces 'stalls' and I can't download my mails as I am used to do. I run MacOS 10.12.6 and Thunderbird 115.5.0 Thanks in advance BR Lars

How do I delete Newsgroup settings? My mail provider has no longer newsgroups. When I try to download mails ... the only thing I get is can not download from newsgroups then the proces 'stalls' and I can't download my mails as I am used to do. I run MacOS 10.12.6 and Thunderbird 115.5.0 Thanks in advance BR Lars

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Hmmm - very strange!!! Now it is working. I have restarted Thunderbird several times. I have tried to edit POP3 server a couple of times. Suddenly it began to as it is supposed to. I haven't got a clou, why the system was 'upset' for a while.

You don't have to look further into this! ... Unless the problem returns.. Thank You very much for your help so far!!!

BR Lars

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Check in 'account settings' pane. scroll down left side and the account should be listed there. Further down is an 'account actions' menu to allow deletion.

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Thanks! Your advice helped me to delete the News Account! So far so good. Now nothing happens, when I click the button to download my e-mails from my mail provider. All the way through this I have been able to send e-mails Thanks in advance. BR Lars

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If you are receiving no error messages, I suggest you post your incoming server settings and someone here may have insight to share. Did this problem just start? Or have you never been able to retrieve messages?

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Before I got the problem I could retrieve e-mail as I have been doing for ages. Then I got this 'I can't retrieve messages from news.danbbs...' because it is no longer at my mail providers server. Now that I deleted the news account, nothing happens when I try retrieve e-mails. The POP3 and SMTP settings are untouched. Thanks in advance BR Lars

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Ooops I clicked send a little too early: POP3: mail.danbbs.dk port 110 Screenshots attached

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Hmmm - very strange!!! Now it is working. I have restarted Thunderbird several times. I have tried to edit POP3 server a couple of times. Suddenly it began to as it is supposed to. I haven't got a clou, why the system was 'upset' for a while.

You don't have to look further into this! ... Unless the problem returns.. Thank You very much for your help so far!!!

BR Lars

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Miracles happen. Good to know. :)