From: tlswilso@aol.com   
      
   On 12/26/2025 6:04 PM, Paul wrote:   
   > On Fri, 12/26/2025 3:40 PM, Steve wrote:   
   >> A week ago, I asked this question. I have been unable to get a new message   
   to post here.   
   >> I couldn't even get it to show any new messages after the first few days. I   
   tried to   
   >> respond to some people, but couldn't. Right now, I see lots of new messages   
   showing up.   
   >>   
   >> Maybe it's working. Here goes...   
   >> Wait! I decided to look over the new replies before I clicked SEND and   
   discovered my   
   >> own messages are here. They sent when I wasn't looking. I wondered why they   
   weren't   
   >> saved in drafts.   
   >>   
   >> I'll send this out anyway so people will know I wasn't intentionally being   
   rude by   
   >> not coming back.   
   >>   
   > I don't know where the setting is for this, but I've discovered one copy of   
   Thunderbird   
   > here (in a test VM), insists on starting*every* session in "Offline Mode".   
   In the File   
   > menu, is an "Offline" submenu with items of interest, so you can check there   
   to see   
   > of something is amiss.   
   >   
   > Your messages will pile up. Your incoming will stop. That's when you are   
   Offline.   
   > When you switch the tool back to Online again, your piled-up messages are   
   all sent   
   > out. (If they are not, check for an Outbox or UnSend box in your local boxes   
   section   
   > near the top on the left.)   
   >   
   > We're hoping for a progress report, such as "got the SSD", "cloned OK",   
   "managed   
   > to boot it by itself", indicating you're on the right track.   
      
   I haven't had any problem with Thunderbird switching to offline mode.   
   When I wasn't able to post here, it just said it couldn't connect to the   
   sever. I assume by "server" it's talking about news.eternal-september.   
   (is everyone using that server or is there a better way?)   
      
   As far as a progress report... yes, I have made some progress but I   
   still haven't gotten the data to transfer over to to the SSD. I'm   
   thinking I should start with a new question starting from where I am   
   now. There are so many posts on this thread and most of them are just   
   people bantering back and forth about things other than my question.   
      
   I know this is taking a long time, but I get busy with other things and   
   I don't get back to solving my problem as often as I would like.   
      
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