From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 15/02/2026 17:09, Jeff Layman wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   It just appeared again after a "The connection was reset" box appeared.   
   I think there was a fleeting box which appeared earlier today. That must   
   be responsible for the number in the tab. I've just noticed that the tab   
   for this new post message now also has a white No.1 in a red circle, as   
   does the main TB tab.   
      
   So does it represent an error message has appeared? If so, does that   
   message reside anywhere in TB's logs once it has disappeared from the   
   screen?   
      
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   Jeff   
      
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