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Re: [Shop-talk] thunderbird email suggestin

To: "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <Shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] thunderbird email suggestin
From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 20:47:39 -0400
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
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References: <1UbwbQMGIo.1XzLrq854zO.ref@johns-desktop> <1UbwbQMGIo.1XzLrq854zO@johns-desktop> <c662d7e1-37d6-7945-e631-ec448c4e90a1@protonmail.com>
Ctrl-Alt-Del and select Task Manager to see running apps, programs,
and processes.

On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 6:17 PM Donald H Locker <dhlocker@protonmail.com> wrote:
>
> I suspect you are running Windows? If so, I'm not sure how to find out which 
> processes are running and how to kill specific processes. It's been a few 
> years since I had to do that, so someone else will have to help with that.
>
> The other bit of info to transmit is that Thunderbird is a client to all the 
> email servers out there. If you like ATT, you can stay with them and T'bird 
> will handle getting and sending your mail through them without involving 
> their web interface, and providing the basic safety mechanisms. If you would 
> like to change to another email service, that is relatively easy, too. (I 
> won't recommend the service that I use unless requested; a private or public 
> request and/or response is acceptable from anyone on this list.)
>
> Thunderbird runs on your computer and fetches mail for you to view on your 
> screen, or submitting your messages via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), 
> typically. It can use either the old POP (Post Office Protocol) or the newer 
> IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) to fetch the mail to be read.
>
> Hope this helps a little.
> Donald.
>
> On 9/18/22 16:43, john niolon wrote:
>
>     so ya'll suggested Thunderbird for email server to help with spam and 
> malware...
>
> trying to install it and keep getting message that it's already running to 
> end the old version clicked on that and it just loops back to errr message
>
> tried uninstalling it (3 times)
> tried restart and power down ( 3 times)   it just won't run
>
> installs with no problem but won't rn
>
> help the dummy ???
> +john
>
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