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I keep getting strange error message.

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I keep getting this: "The current operation on Inbox did not succeed. The mail server for account ... responded UID STORE failed." What is this?

I keep getting this: "The current operation on Inbox did not succeed. The mail server for account ... responded UID STORE failed." What is this?

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Hello there emmrys. We have read your message.


We try to help you. Greetings Firefox Volunteer.

Modified by День сумо

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Hello there emmrys. That is called unique indentifier.

-What is UID, IUID, UII?

The Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy offers some key definitions that clarify the differences between UID, IUID, and UII.

UID/IUID: “A system of establishing globally unique and unambiguous identifiers within the Department of Defense, which serve to distinguish a discrete entity or relationship from other like and unlike entities or relationships. (Ref: MIL-STD-130N Change 1).” UII (unique item identifier): “A globally unique and unambiguous identifier that distinguishes an item from all other like and unlike items. The UII is derived from a UII data set of one or more data elements. (Ref: MIL-STD-130N Change 1).”-



Thunderbird has the uid file stored in popstate.dat http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popstate.dat

Do you have a good antivirus on your system?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Files_and_folders_in_the_profile_-_Thunderbird http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager

There are several answers to this question.

A good one is erase your profile and Thunderbird and start a new one.


Please look carefully whether you have installed a recent lightning add-on, this will also be mentioned when reinstalling.


I have a question? are there any other symptoms on your computer machine such as lost emails or the like?


Greetings Firefox volunteer.

Modified by День сумо