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Notification Bug

  • Akukho zimpendulo
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Hi,

A couple of updates ago, Thunderbird changed how pop-up notifications work, and I ended up having to turn off all alerts. The issue is that I was getting pop-ups for every email, even if the email came in hours earlier when I wasn’t at my PC. When I returned, I was bombarded with a flood of pop-ups for older emails. I was also receiving two different audio alerts—one from Windows 10 and one from Thunderbird.

I’ve looked through the settings but haven’t found an option to only have pop-ups appear as emails arrive, and not afterward. Is there a fix for this, or was this change intentional?

Thanks, John

Hi, A couple of updates ago, Thunderbird changed how pop-up notifications work, and I ended up having to turn off all alerts. The issue is that I was getting pop-ups for every email, even if the email came in hours earlier when I wasn’t at my PC. When I returned, I was bombarded with a flood of pop-ups for older emails. I was also receiving two different audio alerts—one from Windows 10 and one from Thunderbird. I’ve looked through the settings but haven’t found an option to only have pop-ups appear as emails arrive, and not afterward. Is there a fix for this, or was this change intentional? Thanks, John

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