XPost: alt.comp.software.thunderbird, news.software.readers   
   From: noemail@none.com   
      
   On 1/19/2026 10:01 PM, Cheep Cheep... wrote:   
      
   > It is definitely Thunderbird doing it.  A brand new install on a brand   
   > new VM will exhibit the exact same behavior.  It does not occur on any   
   > other news software.   
      
   I use TB version 45.0 because I like it. And because it can be set to   
   not update itself. It is still available, or was when I got it, at   
   various sites. It likely will solve your problem, or at least your   
   paranoia...  8-O   
      
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