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When I select a folder with the columns and column widths set the way I want, then do "Apply current view to > Folder and its children > Local > Local" Thunderbird applies the view to some, but not all, folders. Even if I target a problem folder and explicitly attempt to apply the desired current view to it, it doesn't work. If I create a new blank folder as a sub-folder of a folder that *does* accept current views, I can't apply the current view to the sub-folder. It retains what appears to be a default view.

I can't see any difference between folders that accept "current view" and those that do not. Any suggestions? Or is there a way to set the default view (i.e., columns and column widths, not just sort order) for new folders?

Just wondering if there was a way to change the behavior of Thunderbird. Currently, if I add a subfolder to an IMAP mail account, that folder will show up in the Unified Inbox. Yes, I know how to remove it from there but I'm getting tired of doing that each time I add a folder as I need to do it to multiple devices.

Thanks.

peculiar problem, my wife's installation of Thunderbird seems to be corrupt somehow. she cannot make a new folder or subfolder, when you right click the option to create a new folder is not even there, the only way is file/new/folder but nothing happens...now that was weird enough but since this started we have both got new machines with a new installation of windows 11 and a new installation of thunderbird and yet the wife still has the same problem, we did import the profile from the old hard drive so could the problem have been imported with the profile.

I have changed a thousand settings from various help pages, I can program, build and repair PCs, and I run my own dedicated server so I am not a noob.

it seems that something somewhere is restricting the right-click menus and the facility to create folders and subfolders. HHHHEEEEEEEELLLLPPPP

I need help resetting a password for my email that Thunderbird remembers. I've changed the password several times and a pop up window asking for a password pops up every time. Can this be addressed of do I need to find another alternative?

The Reply command no longer shows when I want to send an email back to the person that sent it. There is a note at the bottom of the email that says: A unique identity matching the From address was not found. The message will be sent using the current From field and setting from identity Vince Hunter < omni232@telus.net> Can you give me instructions in laymans terms to fix this bug and return it back to the way it was?

When I started Thunderbird mail this morning I seem to have lost all me emails other a new ones that have arrived today.

I have version 128.6.8esr 64 bit

Not sure what has caused this and I can get all my older email back? Paul

Hi, I am moving from Outlook and struggling with Thunderbird email accounts I wish to setup 5 mail accounts, four of which relate to different people or departments and on that collects incoming email from mailboxes that are re-directed. I find that I can set up the outgoing smtp and the incoming smtp but I am not give any choice for sending mail. Also whatever I do the first account I set up always appears as the only account visible in the folders pane. If there is a definitive explanation of what to do to configure email in Thunderbird it would be most helpful?

Regards Greg

Is there any way to open just one particular message that is in the Thunderbird inbox as plain text, without changing the setting for all messages?

I've read solutions that say to: Go to the "View" menu at the top of the Thunderbird window; Choose "Message Body As" > "Plain Text".

If I follow those instructions, then all subsequent messages that I open are also displayed as plain text, until I change that option back. That's not the solution I'm hoping for.

I've also read that I can right-click a message in the inbox ... Select "View" from the context menu; Choose "Message Body As" > "Plain Text".

but I have no "View" option in the context menu.

When I get a message from a sender which I suspect might be a scam, it would be very helpful from a security standpoint to be able to easily open just that one suspicious message as plain text.

Is there any way to do this? I've also looked for an add-on which might enable me to do this, but couldn't find one.

Any suggestions appreciated, thanks!

I asked this question a year ago and never received the response. I just looked in my account and the correspondance was archived.

I still am having trouble with Firefox blocking Paypal and I dont' know what other settings I can change.  I've added the company to the exceptions page. 

And I see I asked about trying to donate before. I am not receiving emails from Thunderbird when I get a response. One of the messages from you said your couldnt find wwwoolf. I don't understand. I've logged in under wwwoolf and I see it right there in the upper left of this page. email is wwwoolf@alaska.net

Konto einrichten, Ich versuche, das Konto admin@meine-schatz-kiste.de auf meinem neuen Laptop einzurichten, erhalte jedoch die Fehlermeldung: "Konfiguration nicht möglich, da Benutzername, Mailadresse oder Passwort nicht übereinstimmen." Auf meinem älteren Laptop habe ich alle Angaben überprüft, die korrekt sind, einschließlich des Passworts, welches in meiner Passwortliste erfasst ist. Nachdem ich das bestehende Konto auf dem älteren Laptop gelöscht habe, versuchte ich, das Konto mit einem neuen Passwort neu einzurichten, erhielt jedoch dieselbe Fehlermeldung. Warum passiert das? Es gibt auch keine Option, das Passwort zu ändern. Viele Grüße Brigitte Schinko

This all started when I cancelled Xfinity Internet and went to Frontier Internet. I had previously used Thunderbird for 8 years through Xfinity with no problems. I have contacted Xfinity and Frontier and both have told me it is a problem with a Thunderbird setting.

This is the error message I receive..........

Sending of the message failed. An error occured while sending mail: Outgoing mail server (smtp) error. The server responded: resomta-c2p-555920.sys.comcast.net resonta-c2p-555920 sys.comcast.net. Excessive failed authentication. ESMTP server temporarily not available.

I have since cancelled Thunderbird and removed the program from my laptop but still have it on my Desktop computer. I am still receiving the same error message on my desktop. Everything is the same setting it has been for eight years. The only change I made was cancelling my Xfinity TV, Internet and mobile phone service. I still have Xfinity email.

This folder looks like a "duplicate" as I have read here, but when I delete emails from this folder, they get deleted from the inbox. So I'd just prefer for "All Mail" not to appear in Thunderbird. But I don't see how to make that happen.... Never had so much trouble trying to understand the bizarre behaviors of Thunderbird.

Thunderbird just automatically updated (after initially being blocked by ThreatLocker, I don't think that had any consequence but I include it just in case). I went to forward a message and while the subject content was preserved, none of the message body or attachments were included - it was a blank email. I tried explicitly forwarding several messages, and it turned out one that had been previously forwarded did populate correctly. However any message that had not previously been forwarded came up blank except for subject. Forwarding using As Attachment did attach an email and populate the Subject. Not sure if something got broken in the new update...

Thunderbird, quite suddenly, stopped getting my email; Both on my account and my wife's account at the same ISP. I spent more than two hours on the phone with the ISPs help line trying to resolve this issue. They also use Thunderbird at their help desk, and the agent I talked to was familiar with your program. She (the agent) was not able to replicate the issue on their system. We then tried to set up a NEW email account. I carefully entered all the info needed for a new account, following instructions from the agent, then hit the 'Test' button. I got the following message onscreen: "THUNDERBIRD FAILED TO FIND SETTINGS FOR YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT" The answer to the original issue suddenly became very clear - Thunderbird cannot, or refuses to, connect with the email server, therefore NO EMAIL. We tried everything in her toolkit to resolve the problem to no avail. We finally tried UNINSTALLING Thunderbird (and the Maintaince program). Once Uninstalled, I used the Registry Tool on CCleaner to remove any entries in the registry referring to Thunderbird (there were several), then restarted my computer. I then downloaded and installed a totally NEW Thunderbird program. When I ran the Thunderbird again, I found all my account(s) info was still present, and Thunderbird was still unable to find the server. I'm at my wits end trying to resolve this issue, and REALLY HATE to go back to Microsoft OUTLOOK to get my email. Anybody got any ideas??? Any help would be greatly appreciated. (Signed) Proteus

Im the Adjutant of the local chapter of DAV. I have a email list of all the members I would like to send Meeting notices and other information out to. It is related to the chapter only and not to be used as spam mailings.

How do I take the list and make a mailing list out of it?

Thanks

Rick in Everett