> 1.Is it possible to make it so SeaMonkey wont check email until "mail
> and newsgroups" is opened?
There's an option in the Preferences window...
> and 2.Is there a way to make "mail and newsgroups" automatically check
> all newsgroups for new messages when I open it? (like it did in SM 1.x)
That was hidden in 1.x too; you'll need to resort to about:config to
change the news.persist_server_open_state_in_folderpane preference.
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My mistake, I forgot that the "Check for new messages on startup"
preference has been separately added to each news server in the account
manager.
I can't find this preference in about:config.
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