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AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
> On 11/7/2024 11:14 AM, D wrote:
> 
> > mozilla could make thunderbird more friendly, but that seems unlikely
> > given each update makes it worse
> 
> One simple solution for that update problem is to use an old version of
> TB just for newsgroups. I like this version 45.0 in that it doesn't bug
> me to update. Once I set it up it just works. Course I don't use it for
> anything else. Many versions of TB are still available at various
> websites. Google is your friend...

(N.B. No need to use your friend to search for "various websites". Older
Thunderbird versions - from 0.1 (!) on - are available from the horses
mouth at <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/>)

  I use - for email, not newsgroups - Thunderbird version 60.9.0, which
also doesn't bug me to update.

  Newer versions, which do bug the user to update, can be beaten into
submission:

In folder 

  C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\distribution
  or
  C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\distribution

create file policies.json with content

{
"policies":
   {
     "DisableAppUpdate": true
   }
}

Exit and restart Thunderbird. Done.

Extra -> Options -> Update will now say:

"Updates disabled by your system administrator"

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Usenet reader Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2024-11-07 16:32 +0000
  Re: Usenet reader AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-11-07 16:59 +0000
    Re: Usenet reader AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-11-07 18:40 +0000
      Re: Usenet reader Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-08 03:08 +0000
        Re: Usenet reader AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-11-08 05:02 +0000
  Re: Usenet reader Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-11-07 17:14 +0000
  Re: Usenet reader D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-11-07 18:14 +0000
    Re: Usenet reader AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-11-07 12:24 -0700
      Re: Usenet reader Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-07 19:47 +0000
  Re: Usenet reader "W. Greenhouse" <wgreenhouse@tilde.club> - 2024-11-08 12:47 +0000

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