T-Bird 102.2.2 (64-bit) ..weirdness

bad sector

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Sep 14, 2022, 12:30:15 PM9/14/22

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Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it but spellcheck doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have highlighted a complete paragraph or several complete ones.

Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about 'Assembling mesage ..done' but nothing sends. Then if I save as draft and reload the message after restarting T-Bird it sends immediately (but not every time).

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John McCue

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Sep 14, 2022, 12:50:53 PM9/14/22

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bad sector <forgetski@postit_invalid_.gov> wrote:
>
> Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it
> but spellcheck doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have
> highlighted a complete paragraph or several complete ones.
>
> Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about
> 'Assembling mesage ..done' but nothing sends. Then if
> I save as draft and reload the message after restarting
> T-Bird it sends immediately (but not every time).

I cannot help with this, but --

Since Slackware tends to use unpatched software,
you may want to ask in this group:

alt.comp.software.thunderbird

It is rather active and you may get a decent answer.

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bad sector

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Sep 14, 2022, 9:01:59 PM9/14/22

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On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:50:50 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:

> bad sector <forgetski@postit_invalid_.gov> wrote:
>>
>> Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it but spellcheck
>> doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have highlighted a complete
>> paragraph or several complete ones.
>>
>> Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about 'Assembling
>> mesage ..done' but nothing sends. Then if I save as draft and reload
>> the message after restarting T-Bird it sends immediately (but not every
>> time).
>
> I cannot help with this, but --
>
> Since Slackware tends to use unpatched software, you may want to ask in
> this group:
>
> alt.comp.software.thunderbird
>
> It is rather active and you may get a decent answer.

Thanks, taking a closer look at pan for now :-)

Dan C

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Sep 20, 2022, 2:20:32 PM9/20/22

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On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:30:09 -0400, bad sector wrote:

> Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it but spellcheck
> doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have highlighted a complete
> paragraph or several complete ones.
>
> Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about 'Assembling
> mesage ..done' but nothing sends. Then if I save as draft and reload
> the message after restarting T-Bird it sends immediately (but not every
> time).

Use a newsreader (I recommand Pan) instead of an email client.

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bad sector

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Sep 20, 2022, 6:04:57 PM9/20/22

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On 9/20/22 14:20, Dan C wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:30:09 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>
>> Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it but spellcheck
>> doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have highlighted a complete
>> paragraph or several complete ones.
>>
>> Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about 'Assembling
>> mesage ..done' but nothing sends. Then if I save as draft and reload
>> the message after restarting T-Bird it sends immediately (but not every
>> time).
>
> Use a newsreader (I recommand Pan) instead of an email client.

I'm working on it but am constrained to T-bird right now because my last
6 postings with Pan under Devuan all failed. Pan complains about a bad
email address and makes like it sends, but the message in the Sent
folder with the Subject line at the correct time is an empty page.

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bad sector

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Sep 21, 2022, 8:13:46 AM9/21/22

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On Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:04:50 -0400, bad sector wrote:

> On 9/20/22 14:20, Dan C wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:30:09 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>>
>>> Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it but spellcheck
>>> doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have highlighted a complete
>>> paragraph or several complete ones.
>>>
>>> Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about 'Assembling
>>> mesage ..done' but nothing sends. Then if I save as draft and reload
>>> the message after restarting T-Bird it sends immediately (but not
>>> every time).
>>
>> Use a newsreader (I recommand Pan) instead of an email client.
>
> I'm working on it but am constrained to T-bird right now because my last
> 6 postings with Pan under Devuan all failed. Pan complains about a bad
> email address and makes like it sends, but the message in the Sent
> folder with the Subject line at the correct time is an empty page.

no such problem under Slackware

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bad sector

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Sep 21, 2022, 8:18:34 AM9/21/22

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On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:13:40 +0000, bad sector wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:04:50 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>
>> On 9/20/22 14:20, Dan C wrote:
>>> On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:30:09 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>>>
>>>> Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it but spellcheck
>>>> doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have highlighted a complete
>>>> paragraph or several complete ones.
>>>>
>>>> Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about 'Assembling
>>>> mesage ..done' but nothing sends. Then if I save as draft and reload
>>>> the message after restarting T-Bird it sends immediately (but not
>>>> every time).
>>>
>>> Use a newsreader (I recommand Pan) instead of an email client.
>>
>> I'm working on it but am constrained to T-bird right now because my
>> last 6 postings with Pan under Devuan all failed. Pan complains about a
>> bad email address and makes like it sends, but the message in the Sent
>> folder with the Subject line at the correct time is an empty page.
>
>
> no such problem under Slackware

Sorry, wrong preposition wrong conclusion, it's starting to be a great
day!

The text not appearing in the Sent folder IS a problem but the one
plaguing me under Devuan was that the message just didn't get sent, two
different issues.

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Henrik Carlqvist

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Sep 22, 2022, 2:46:18 AM9/22/22

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On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:18:27 +0000, bad sector wrote:
> The text not appearing in the Sent folder IS a problem but the one
> plaguing me under Devuan was that the message just didn't get sent, two
> different issues.

It was many years since I configured pan, but since then it has simply
just worked.

The menu "Edit"/"Edit News Servers" is the place to start. Your news
server provider should be able to provide you with the information to put
in there. I do not use any email address in that dialog, instead I simply
have a username at my news server provider.

regards Henrik

bad sector

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Sep 22, 2022, 8:30:50 AM9/22/22

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Thank you, that's what I have set up, currently booted
into Suse-Leap, Pan seems to work except when this post
is saved to 'draft' it will show no text body when selected
(I didn't close the composition window).

The other invisibles and non-posting are an issue when
using Devuan (Tuesdays), maybe some other distro(s). I'm
tinkering with the use of a single remote .pan2 folder
linked into my user directory in all distros.

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bad sector

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Sep 22, 2022, 9:02:24 AM9/22/22

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On Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:30:42 +0000, bad sector wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Sep 2022 06:46:15 -0000 (UTC), Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:18:27 +0000, bad sector wrote:
>>> The text not appearing in the Sent folder IS a problem but the one
>>> plaguing me under Devuan was that the message just didn't get sent, two
>>> different issues.
>>
>> It was many years since I configured pan, but since then it has simply
>> just worked.
>>
>> The menu "Edit"/"Edit News Servers" is the place to start. Your news
>> server provider should be able to provide you with the information to put
>> in there. I do not use any email address in that dialog, instead I simply
>> have a username at my news server provider.
>>
>> regards Henrik
>
> Thank you, that's what I have set up, currently booted
> into Suse-Leap, Pan seems to work except when this post
> is saved to 'draft' it will show no text body when selected
> (I didn't close the composition window).
>
> The other invisibles and non-posting are an issue when
> using Devuan (Tuesdays), maybe some other distro(s). I'm
> tinkering with the use of a single remote .pan2 folder
> linked into my user directory in all distros.

I don't wanna x-post but see my last @
news.software.readers
idf: <fy2dnavgsrDGwbH-...@giganews.com>

looks like a current-session issue