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On Sun, 2/15/2026 12:16 PM, Jeff Layman wrote:
> 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?
>
OK, what facility does the Linux platform have for Notifications ?
And if one exists, did you turn Notifications off, forcing the icon
to do the job with the "1" on it ?
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https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=434003
"Try System Settings > Notifications > Enable notifications = off.
That's how to do it if you use Cinnamon, anyway.
"
Try turning that ON, so the Thunderbird Notification will cause a popup of
some sort.
At a guess, you would still get an icon with a "1", but you should also get
a more-informative dialog from the Notification.
Actually, I think I saw a Notification in my test VM, but that's
a VM with its own email server inside, and not appropriate for your
situation. But I think when my test email server wasn't reachable,
there was a Notification about it. Likely a TB140 or so.
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/18b0m3f/how_do_i_vie
_notification_history_on_linux_mint/
"Well, in Mint Xfce there's a bell icon in the system tray by default
which keeps a history (as well as lets you customize the position and theme
of the notifications, also some control over which apps can show
notifications - eg,
I long ago stopped volume changes from popping up and clogging the log).
No idea for Cinnamon or MATE.
"That actually sounds like the same I have for Cinnamon at Mint 21.1 "
Paul
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