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   On Fri, 2/13/2026 5:07 PM, Jeff Layman wrote:   
   > On 13/02/2026 14:32, Alan K wrote:   
   >> On 2/13/2026 3:13 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:   
   >>> 21.3 TB 140.7.1 esr   
   >>>   
   >>> Not sure if this is a Mint or Thunderbird question.   
   >>>   
   >>> A couple of times after starting TB it threw up a message that it hadn't   
   been able to connect to a mail or news server. Fine. But on the Thunderbird   
   tab in the taskbar   
   >>> (panel) there is a red circle with a 1 in it. I assume that is referring   
   to a message of some sort. But where is it and how do I read it? The 1 in the   
   red circle remained   
   >>> after I'd read and closed the message that TB showed at the start.   
   >>>   
   >>> Mint's logs show only one reference to TB and that is when it was started.   
   >>>   
   >> I see that too, I just thought it was the number of unread emails?   
   >   
   > I don't believe that it is unread mails, but as yet I don't know what. I'll   
   try to get a screen shot of the tab and ask in the Mint forum.   
   >   
      
   You set a "max connection limit" per server. The default   
   may be two connections. These connections would run on   
   their own thread. One connection can attempt to connect,   
   and fail. It can print "I have failed" on the screen.   
   Meanwhile, the connection limit is not exceeded, so a   
   second thread runs. It could print "I have succeeded"   
   but instead, it just gets your email :-)   
      
   Any time you watch the status line on that software, it   
   is bouncing around like a hula dancer. It's not doing   
   that for fun, it's multiple threads messing with the   
   display. That's why it's such a God awful mess.   
      
   You could set the max connection limit to one thread if you want.   
   Imagine how sane the status indicator will be. The   
   order of progression in the left column, might actually appear   
   linear. Like you were using someone elses client.   
      
      Paul   
      
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