Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: alt.comp.software.thunderbird Subject: Re: New authorization required for only ONE account Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 18:55:37 +0200 Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <10029e7$2i3a3$1@dont-email.me> <1002tiv$2m75k$1@dont-email.me> <10033nh$2nbmf$1@dont-email.me> <1fhrddrufniar.dlg@v.nguard.lh> <1004159$2vrv1$1@dont-email.me> <1005lvl$3at7s$1@dont-email.me> <1007nu6$3qjpi$1@dont-email.me> <1oblmp5m2cl69$.dlg@v.nguard.lh> <100bq4u$rale$1@dont-email.me> <100ctv1$11es2$2@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net hfK3QwmtyUmDjV1UIKA/mwrZ+VfchHDoQGXoWt5Xdd55bqHK68 Cancel-Lock: sha1:5ZZxOC0A0onHL0oyo9UK+LoJFLA= sha256:S7c4PmmlhwN5ptflhASAT3lLS7r0cDW93JK5b4y6xIM= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-CA, es-ANY In-Reply-To: <100ctv1$11es2$2@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.software.thunderbird:16700 On 2025-05-18 17:22, The Real Bev wrote: > On 5/17/25 22:10, The Real Bev wrote: >> On 5/16/25 11:47, VanguardLH wrote: >>> The Real Bev wrote: >> Stuff works now, except that when I start TB in the morning (I shut down >> my computer at night) no unloading happens automatically, although it >> should -- TB settings are download on startup and every 3 minutes >> thereafter for all accounts including Eternal September.  Nothing, even >> after repeated GET MESSAGES clicks. > > THE MYSTERY SOLVED, and I can take partial blame.  Down at the bottom of > the account list, way off scale, are four defunct nntp servers that I > never figured out how to get rid of.  I zeroed out all of the connection > settings, but ONE of them insisted on trying really hard to connect and > wouldn't let the other accounts try until it finally gave up.  I just > happened to see the 'connecting with oldusa server' thing in the bottom > bar and went hunting. > > I have never before seen the big red DELETE button;  I had wanted to get > rid of these long ago but was never able to.  Has this always been there > but only visible if you sort of back into it or is it a new thing added > after TB82? >> So I go to the website, tap a different POP setting, tap it back again, >> hit SAVE and mail starts to download.  This has happened yesterday and >> today.  The website ALWAYS says POP is enabled before I do anything. >> Does the website feel unloved? >> >> Moreover, TB seems to switch the setting on the accounts from UNREAD to >> ALL whenever it feels like it. > > This still happens. >> I ran a bootable system backup last night and am going to try some >> catastrophic changes in it tomorrow, maybe. > Maybe... > Accounts are deleted in the edit/accounts settings window or tab. -- Cheers, Carlos E.R.