Posted on 03 January 2012. Tags: thunderbird
Thunderbird creates a temporary file called "nstmp" when it’s compacting a folder. If Thunderbird is interrupted during the compacting, it will abort, and the temporary file will not be deleted. If the problem occurs multiple times, you’ll see numbered files ("nstmp1", "nstmp2", etc.).
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Posted on 26 January 2010. Tags: antivirus, messages do not open, thunderbird
The fact that Antivirus Norton is not compatible with Thunderbird,you must configure it manually, perform as explained below:
- Open Norton Antivirus
- Select Configure > File Systems>Auto-Protect
- Cross check the box [Exclude files/folders selected]
- Click [exclusions] and [Files/Folders]
- Select the folder [Inbox] (without extension) under:
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Posted on 14 January 2010. Tags: thunderbird
The first time you start up Thunderbird, you notice that it’s indexing your emails and feeds. If you do not think indexing is going to do you any good. You can disable it. Read the full story
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Posted on 24 July 2009. Tags: reply, thunderbird
Sometimes I put up with computer stupidity much longer than I should. By default, Thunderbirdpositions the cursor at the bottom of the e-mail body when replying to an e-mail instead of at the top. I couldn’t figure out how to change it, so instead I rewired my brain to press Ctrl+r, Ctrl+Home to reply.
Today I decided enough is enough. After a brief Google search I found the solution to setting the reply position on e-mails to the top instead of the bottom. The stupid thing is that it’s not an application-wide setting, it’s an account setting.
1. In Thunderbird: Go to “Edit > Account Settings” *
2. Select “Composition & Addressing” for the account in question
3. Make sure the “Automatically quote the original message when replying” checkbox is checked.
4. In the dropdown box below that, select the option “start my reply above the quote”
This worked for Thunderbird 1.5, ymmv
* update: on Windows, the option can be found in: Tools -> Account Settings.
update 2: If you’re commenting to say “thank you”: You’re welcome!
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