Thunderbird Email Hacks

Disable Updates

== DISABLE AUTO UPDATE VIA "REGEDIT" IN WINDOWS: ==
In windows, if you want to make sure, Thunderbird app update is  completely disabled, then for both 64bit & 32bit Windows or TB,  follow below steps:

 * runregedit.exe, ( reg =registry ) , accept the RISK related warnings, and find/browse to below reg key location:[[BR]] 

•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Thunderbird(for Thunderbird=TB).[[BR]] orHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Thunderbird(for Thunderbird=TB).[[BR]] 

•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox(for Firefox=FF).[[BR]]
 * If any one of the above/below (Thunderbird related) reg keys does  not exist in Windows Registry, 
   then Create them with a right-click on  the previous key (for example: "Mozilla"), 
   and then selectNew>Key> specify key name (for example: "Thunderbird" or "Firefox"), 
   then right-click on the keyThunderbirdto configure TB, or, right-click on keyFirefoxto configure FF , 
   and again selectNew>Dword(32-bit) Value > name it!DisableAppUpdate> set its value to1to disable TB/FF app update & auto-update.

( If later you want-to/need-to enable app update, then you may set!DisableAppUpdatekey value to0. )


 * After above setting is done, user will see a line[[BR]]'''''"Updates disabled by your system administrator"'''''

Disable / Alter Max Size Limit without Warnings

Did you confirm that mail.compose.big_attachments.notify is set to "False"?
If you close and restart Thunderbird and check that option again, is it still set to "False"?
Cort22
     
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    Joined: July 24th, 2015, 6:31 am

Post Posted July 24th, 2015, 7:20 am
Yes, I set it to "False" and it is set to "False" after restarting Thunderbird. The warnings still show up every time.
Sancho181
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    Posts: 1
    Joined: August 31st, 2015, 7:36 am

Post Posted August 31st, 2015, 7:53 am
I had the exact same problem, I had to click 'OK' to confirm sending every large message.

I stopped the big attachment warnings by changing this entry in 'Config Editor':

mailnews.message_warning_size

The default value was 20971520 bytes (20mb), so every message I sent larger than 20mb triggered the warning. I changed mine to match my e-mail server limit, 28311552 bytes (27mb). And the warnings are gone! :D

Hope that helps!