Thunderbird problem -

[Bob Goodwin]

Thunderbird has stopped providing an indication of activity after I 
click on "Get Mail." Normally there is information presented at the 
bottom left of the display in what they apparently call the "Status Bar" 
where I can see that DNS is working and it connects, etc., to me 
essential information. Since late yessterday I find my self clicking on 
Get Mail multiple times and nothing seems to happen until a message just 
happens to come along?

I don't know if it is a new feature or if I have inadvertently done 
something wrong while working on my Thunderbird mail files.

Seamonkey mail still displays that activity, Thunderbird only shows a 
useless tally of Unread/Read messages in the status bar. Hopefully it is 
just a configuration setting?

This is Fedora 20/64bit, XFCE, Thunderbird 24.3.0, F-20 updated a few 
hours ago.

Any help restoring things will be appreciated.

Bob

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http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
box10  Fedora-20/64bit Linux/XFCE

[g]

On 03/08/14 21:11, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>  On 03/06/14 12:37, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> >
> > On 03/06/14 11:20, g wrote:
> >>
> >> hello again,
> >>
> >> On 03/06/14 21:36, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> >> <<<>>>
> >> <<>>
> >>
> >>> So the problem cleared while testing. :-(
> >>
> >> which is why i would opt for reinstall.
> >>
>  The problem reoccurred the next morning upon rebooting.
>
>  I eventually removed the Adblock extension to correct the problem.
>  Why was Adblock installed in Thunderbird? I dunno, apparently an
>  error I made when re-configuring after install. 
interesting.

adblock is installed in user's ".thunderbird" directory path,
under the extensions directory.

when you re-installed thunderbird, it picked what ever in the
extensions directory you had previously installed and activated
them.

i am at wonder why you, or anybody would install adbock in
thunderbird, as it is my understanding that it is just for
firefox to eliminate linked ads. imbm.

>  All is well now, 
that is what counts.


-- 

peace out.

in a world with out fences, who needs gates.

tc.hago.

g
.

[Bob Goodwin]

On 03/06/14 11:20, g wrote:
>  hello again,
>
>  On 03/06/14 21:36, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>  <<<>>>
>  <<>>
>
> > So the problem cleared while testing. :-(
>
>  which is why i would opt for reinstall.
>
> > Thanks all,
>
>  you are welcome. it was fun looking at things even tho
>  it did not help. ;-)
>  
However I save the information provided in Notecase Pro. It makes a 
handy reference and I go back to it often when I have a question. I've 
been saving notes for several years now, began with Notecase from yum 
when it was available, eventually bought my own subscription.

Thank you for the help,

Bob

PS: I have two Saitek EclipsII illuminated keyboards that I disassmbled 
a week ago and reconnected so that they come on at brightest color, I 
need that. In the process I must have gotten debris, best guess a cat 
hair, under the contact for the left Shift key. If you notice some lower 
case letters that should be upper that is the reason, that key needs 
more pressure than it gets sometimes ... They provide a switch that 
steps through colors but actuating it after log-in has always upset Fedora.

-- 
http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
box10  Fedora-20/64bit Linux/XFCE

[g]

hello again,

On 03/06/14 21:36, Bob Goodwin wrote:
<<<>>>
<<>>

>  So the problem cleared while testing. :-( 
which is why i would opt for reinstall.

>  Thanks all, 
you are welcome. it was fun looking at things even tho
it did not help. ;-)

-- 

peace out.

in a world with out fences, who needs gates.

tc.hago.

g
.

[g]

On 03/06/14 18:01, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>  On 03/06/14 06:52, Frode Petersen wrote:
> > Den 06. mars 2014 09:41, skrev Bob Goodwin:
> >> All I did was delete a bunch of extraneous stuff from "Mail" that
> >> I kept rsyncing between Thunderbird/computers, specifically;
> >>
> >> /pop.juno.com
> >> /smart mailboxes
> >>
> >> I see no connection there, but obviously something has happened.
> >> I couldn't see anything in "Config" that looked as though it
> >> might help.
> >
> > Have you tried creating a new tbird profile, to see if you get the
> > same error?
>
>  I will try that, it should help define the problem even if it does
>  not correct it. i really want to use the cleaned up "Mail" files and
>  if that is where the problem is  it might continue ... Still a good
>  thing to try! 
a new user will show if problem is with your user configs, or with
thunderbird's files.

if you try new user and still have problem, which i believe you may,
because of type of error you are getting, try following...


press <ctrl+shift+J> to open error console. there you see all past
error messages.

across top, you will see a selection of buttons for each type of
error. select [All], move cursor to each error, click them 1 by 1.
when error highlights, press <ctrl+c> to copy, <ctrl+v>  to paste a
copy to an open text editor. repeat until you have them all copied,
save to a file. press [Clear] button to start a new collection.

[and no, i do not know why authors did not put in a feature to save
errors to a file. one day i will look to find a page at mozilla.org
that gives a good explanation of error console and how to trouble-
shoot errors.]

restart thunderbird. if you have any add-ons, select from main menu;

    Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled

restart thunderbird, send yourself some messages, then download them.
if problem disappeared, it is an add-on.

if not, it is with thunderbird files. press <ctrl+shift+j> again,
copy new errors as above, save to a new file.

now you have 3 choices;

#1a - store errors to a file storage site, post back location
       so this list's subscribers can see if can help.

#1b - store errors to a file storage site, post location to
       thunderbird list subscribers can see if they can help.

#2  - forget all of above, uninstall, then reinstall thunderbird
       to see if problem corrects.

if you chose #2 and still have problem, it is with user, or a bad install.

another thing, i did go thru 'about:config' to see if there where
any configs associated with displaying message activity. if there
is, i have no idea of how it is named, as i checked all names of
'status bar', 'activity', 'download', and about 5 more. after
making changes, i restarted thunderbird and found no change in
what i see at status location.

this does not mean that i had right one, as there is no telling
what it is called. mozilla authors are like that. :-)

much luck.

btw. i would opt for #2. easiest in long run. ((gbwg))

-- 

peace out.

in a world with out fences, who needs gates.

tc.hago.

g
.

[Bob Goodwin]

On 03/06/14 06:52, Frode Petersen wrote:
>  Den 06. mars 2014 09:41, skrev Bob Goodwin:
> > All I did was delete a bunch of extraneous stuff from "Mail" that I kept
> > rsyncing between Thunderbird/computers, specifically;
> >
> > /pop.juno.com
> > /smart mailboxes
> >
> > I see no connection there, but obviously something has happened. I
> > couldn't see anything in "Config" that looked as though it might help.
>
>  Have you tried creating a new tbird profile, to see if you get the 
>  same error?
>
>  Frode Petersen  
Thunderbird/gmail would not allow a second user with the same name and 
that got to be a hassle. So I saved the Mail files to the NFS server. I 
then, removed /home/bobg/.thunderbird, yum removed and then re-installed 
thunderbird. Copied the Mail files back from NFS. Curiously I still had 
the same problem until I rebooted this computer after which the status 
bar display returned to normal and I could once more see the connection 
information as it occurred.

Before that rebooting had no effect ...

I don't know what was wrong but the problem is fixed and I have the 
display I wanted.

Oh, while this computer was displaying the problem a second one set up 
identically, using the same Mail file loaded from NFS worked normally.

So the problem cleared while testing. :-(

Thanks all,

Bob

-- 
http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
box10  Fedora-20/64bit Linux/XFCE

[Frode Petersen]

Den 06. mars 2014 09:41, skrev Bob Goodwin:
>  All I did was delete a bunch of extraneous stuff from
> "Mail" that I kept
>  rsyncing between Thunderbird/computers, specifically;
>
>  /pop.juno.com
>  /smart mailboxes
>
>  I see no connection there, but obviously something has happened. I
>  couldn't see anything in "Config" that looked as though it might help.
Have you tried creating a new tbird profile, to see if you get the same 
error?

Frode Petersen

[Bob Goodwin]

On 03/06/14 06:52, Frode Petersen wrote:
>  Den 06. mars 2014 09:41, skrev Bob Goodwin:
> > All I did was delete a bunch of extraneous stuff from "Mail" that I kept
> > rsyncing between Thunderbird/computers, specifically;
> >
> > /pop.juno.com
> > /smart mailboxes
> >
> > I see no connection there, but obviously something has happened. I
> > couldn't see anything in "Config" that looked as though it might help.
>
>  Have you tried creating a new tbird profile, to see if you get the 
>  same error?
>
>  Frode Petersen  
I will try that, it should help define the problem even if it does not 
correct it. i really want to use the cleaned up "Mail" files and if that 
is where the problem is  it might continue ... Still a good thing to try!

Thanks,

Bob

-- 
http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
box10  Fedora-20/64bit Linux/XFCE

[g]

On 03/05/14 18:35, Bob Goodwin wrote:

>  Thunderbird has stopped providing an indication of activity after
>  I click on "Get Mail." Normally there is information presented at
>  the bottom left of the display in what they apparently call the
>  "Status Bar" where I can see that DNS is working and it connects,
>  etc., to me essential information. Since late yessterday I find
>  my self clicking on Get Mail multiple times and nothing seems to
>  happen until a message just happens to come along?
>
>  I don't know if it is a new feature 
i do not believe so as i am using 24.3.0, also.

>  or if I have inadvertently done something wrong while working on
>  my Thunderbird mail files. 
now that could be. ;-)

>  Seamonkey mail still displays that activity, 
do not know about any monkeys.

>  This is Fedora 20/64bit, XFCE, Thunderbird 24.3.0, F-20 updated a
>  few hours ago. 
what is v/r of install?

mine is;

    thunderbird-24.3.0-2.el6.centos.x86_64

>  Any help restoring things will be appreciated. 
well, i hope this does help. :-)


-- 

peace out.

in a world with out fences, who needs gates.

tc.hago.

g
.

[Bob Goodwin]

On 03/06/14 00:33, g wrote:
>  On 03/05/14 18:35, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
> > Thunderbird has stopped providing an indication of activity after
>  > I click on "Get Mail." Normally there is information presented at
>  > the bottom left of the display in what they apparently call the
>  > "Status Bar" where I can see that DNS is working and it connects,
>  > etc., to me essential information. Since late yessterday I find
>  > my self clicking on Get Mail multiple times and nothing seems to
>  > happen until a message just happens to come along?
> >
> > I don't know if it is a new feature
>
>  i do not believe so as i am using 24.3.0, also.
>
>  > or if I have inadvertently done something wrong while working on
>  > my Thunderbird mail files.
>
>  now that could be. ;-)
>
> > Seamonkey mail still displays that activity,
>
>  do not know about any monkeys. 
I use Seamonkey to print crossword puzzles, path of least resistance, 
Evince will not print them from Firefox? Seamonkey just happens to 
include an e-mail function so I tried it.

> > This is Fedora 20/64bit, XFCE, Thunderbird 24.3.0, F-20 updated a
> > few hours ago.
>
>  what is v/r of install?
>
>  mine is;
>
>     thunderbird-24.3.0-2.el6.centos.x86_64 
[root@box10 bobg]# thunderbird --version

(process:2767): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 
'sys_page_size == 0' failed
  Thunderbird 24.3.0

Whatever that means?

> > Any help restoring things will be appreciated.
>
>  well, i hope this does help. :-)
>
>  
Not much, but I never give up hope.

All I did was delete a bunch of extraneous stuff from "Mail" that I kept 
rsyncing between Thunderbird/computers, specifically;

/pop.juno.com
/smart mailboxes

I see no connection there, but obviously something has happened. I 
couldn't see anything in "Config" that looked as though it might help.


-- 
http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
box10  Fedora-20/64bit Linux/XFCE

[Bob Goodwin]

On 03/06/14 12:37, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>  On 03/06/14 11:20, g wrote:
> >
> > hello again,
> >
> > On 03/06/14 21:36, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> > <<<>>>
> > <<>>
> >
> >> So the problem cleared while testing. :-(
> >
> > which is why i would opt for reinstall.
> > 
The problem reoccurred the next morning upon rebooting.

I eventually removed the Adblock extension to correct the problem. Why 
was Adblock installed in Thunderbird? I dunno, apparently an error I 
made when re-configuring after install.

All is well now,

Bob

-- 
http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
box10  Fedora-20/64bit Linux/XFCE