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I just received over 3K emails from 2017 on my computer, has Thunderbird been hacked or was their a glitch in your programming?

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EHPickering
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Over 3K emails loaded into my email account. Don't know where they came from. Is it Thunderbird or a hack?

Over 3K emails loaded into my email account. Don't know where they came from. Is it Thunderbird or a hack?

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user01229325
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Thunderbird receives what is in your Inbox on your poviders server.

EHPickering
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Are you saying that this was done by Comcast?

Zenos
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POP or IMAP?

POP seems to have a tendency to do this from time to time. It is often server related.