From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 14/02/2026 14:33, Paul wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   What software are you referring to? TB itself? I rarely see much on the   
   status line except when I first start TB, manually check for new   
   messages, or click on a message to download it.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   After a few days without anything appearing, the TB tab finally showed a   
   number a few minutes ago. I was able to get a cropped screenshot of it:   
      
      
   When I clicked on the tab the number immediately disappeared. I checked   
   my email but there were *no* new messages in any of the four mail   
   inboxes I have.   
      
   There were some new messages on the two news servers I use, but there   
   have been new messages for several days without the TB tab showing a number.   
      
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   Jeff   
      
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