Disabling Thunderbird Email Accounts

Ever try to temporarily disable a Thunderbird email account?

There is no simple direct support. Automatic mail checks may be disabled with the following in the account Server Settings dialog:

1. Check for new messages at startup
2. Check for new messages every [X] minutes
3. Automatically download new messages

While disabling those options is a good start, those options do not stop manual checks.

There are clunky work-arounds, such as removing the password in Preferences->Security->Passwords->Saved Passwords.

A simple and straightforward usability feature that does not exist.

Posted: September 28, 2019 Category: Usability Tagged: Thunderbird

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