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version 115 forwarding email times out

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Dick Herbert
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Ever since upgrading to Thunderbird 115 forwarding email does not work consistently.

I get this error very often

Sending of the message failed. An error occurred while sending mail: Outgoing server (SMTP) error. The server responded: Timeout - closing connection. 

Learn more at
https://support.google.com/a/answer/3221692 p8-20020a05620a22e800b0077d6470241asm1303304qki.61 - gsmtp.
Ever since upgrading to Thunderbird 115 forwarding email does not work consistently. I get this error very often Sending of the message failed. An error occurred while sending mail: Outgoing server (SMTP) error. The server responded: Timeout - closing connection. Learn more at https://support.google.com/a/answer/3221692 p8-20020a05620a22e800b0077d6470241asm1303304qki.61 - gsmtp.

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christ1
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What is your anti-virus software?

Dick Herbert
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Windows Defender

christ1
christ1
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Try to start Windows 10 in safe mode with networking enabled.

Does the problem go away?

Windows safe mode disables anti-virus software. This is a troubleshooting step, not a solution.

Dick Herbert
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Started up in safe mode, got the same message on forwarding emails on 3 Emails to @fuse.net. Changed them to a gmail address and the outgoing server to smtp gmail.

Dick Herbert
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Went back to normal W10 and got the message while sending out on smtp gmail server to gmail and hotmail address.

Dick Herbert
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Went back to safe mode. Two emails from herberthome5760@gmail.com to ja.herbert60@gmail.com, one got through and the other got the smtp error. The one with the smtp error was sent at 3:20pm and the one that went through was sent at 3:32PM.

Wayne Mery
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There is a general timeout bug which is being worked on