Several days ago, Thunderbird started acting wonky. I can't get my
email, as it times out. I can send email, and can access Usenet groups.
I just can't get email to the Inbox, and they're piling up on Cox Cable,
who does not provide tech support for Mozilla and refuses to help.

I'm not sure which end is the problem. Yesterday, I was able to access
and dl email for a window of time. Then it went back to timing out on
me, which is where we're at this morning. I do suspect that the problem
lies with Cox, but the problem didn't arise until a Firefox upgrade,
which may only be coincidental.

Halp?

xenubarb

user@domain.invalid keyboarded, On 7/22/2008 11:24 AM :
> Several days ago, Thunderbird started acting wonky. I can't get my
> email, as it times out. I can send email, and can access Usenet groups.
> I just can't get email to the Inbox, and they're piling up on Cox
> Cable, who does not provide tech support for Mozilla and refuses to help.
>
> I'm not sure which end is the problem. Yesterday, I was able to access
> and dl email for a window of time. Then it went back to timing out on
> me, which is where we're at this morning. I do suspect that the
> problem lies with Cox, but the problem didn't arise until a Firefox
> upgrade, which may only be coincidental.
>
> Halp?
>
> xenubarb

Use the Config Edit button in Tools Menu > Options > Advanced > General
tab and filter for this item.

mailnews.tcptimeout

Right click on it and select modify and enter 120. Tb wil now wait
longer before it reports a time out and allow for the sluggish ISP behavior.

--
Ron K.
Who is General Failure, and why is he searching my HDD?
Kernel Restore reported Major Error used BSOD to msg the enemy!

Ron K., 2008/07/22 11:05 AM:
> user@domain.invalid keyboarded, On 7/22/2008 11:24 AM :
>> Several days ago, Thunderbird started acting wonky. I can't get my
>> email, as it times out. I can send email, and can access Usenet groups.
>> I just can't get email to the Inbox, and they're piling up on Cox
>> Cable, who does not provide tech support for Mozilla and refuses to
>> help.
>>
>> I'm not sure which end is the problem. Yesterday, I was able to
>> access and dl email for a window of time. Then it went back to timing
>> out on me, which is where we're at this morning. I do suspect that
>> the problem lies with Cox, but the problem didn't arise until a
>> Firefox upgrade, which may only be coincidental.
>>
>> Halp?
>>
>> xenubarb
>
> Use the Config Edit button in Tools Menu > Options > Advanced >
> General tab and filter for this item.
>
> mailnews.tcptimeout
>
> Right click on it and select modify and enter 120. Tb wil now wait
> longer before it reports a time out and allow for the sluggish ISP
> behavior.

Or just go to Tools Menu > Options > Advanced >Network & Disk Space and
change the timeout there. No need to use Config Edit.

Larry Gusaas wrote:
> Ron K., 2008/07/22 11:05 AM:
>> user@domain.invalid keyboarded, On 7/22/2008 11:24 AM :
>>> Several days ago, Thunderbird started acting wonky. I can't get my
>>> email, as it times out. I can send email, and can access Usenet groups.
>>> I just can't get email to the Inbox, and they're piling up on Cox
>>> Cable, who does not provide tech support for Mozilla and refuses to
>>> help.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure which end is the problem. Yesterday, I was able to
>>> access and dl email for a window of time. Then it went back to timing
>>> out on me, which is where we're at this morning. I do suspect that
>>> the problem lies with Cox, but the problem didn't arise until a
>>> Firefox upgrade, which may only be coincidental.
>>>
>>> Halp?
>>>
>>> xenubarb
>>
>> Use the Config Edit button in Tools Menu > Options > Advanced >
>> General tab and filter for this item.
>>
>> mailnews.tcptimeout
>>
>> Right click on it and select modify and enter 120. Tb wil now wait
>> longer before it reports a time out and allow for the sluggish ISP
>> behavior.
>
> Or just go to Tools Menu > Options > Advanced >Network & Disk Space and
> change the timeout there. No need to use Config Edit.
>
Please excuse me butting in here - I didn't want to start up a new
thread. I have a similar problem in that Thunderbird won't retrieve any
e-mails from my POP accounts (cable & wireless). It will send ok and
will cope with my gmail account. Outlook Express (*spit*) still
accesses my POP mail. I have un & reinstalled Thunderbird and have
imported my account settings from Outlook but to no avail. The
increased time to time out has no effect and I have disabled my
antivirus (avast), uninstalled reinstalled etc. I just can't bottom this
one out. Can anyone help please?