Failure to index incoming NEW messages in Thunderbird on Linux Ubuntu 7.1]

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Sat, 4/11/09, Ray Edester <Ray_Edester at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: Ray Edester <Ray_Edester at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: Failure to index incoming NEW messages in Thunderbird on Linux Ubuntu 7.1]
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 9:50 AM
> Thanks Leonard,
> 
> I installed and ran Clamscan.  Yes, pretty slow to
> complete.
> 
> It gave Ubuntu a clean bill of health.
> 
> This would seem to indicate my problem is within
> Thunderbird and not the OS.
> 
> I have re-installed it from Synoptic, but may need to
> delete it manually 
> and install.
> I DO hate to lose my message base, IF indeed that would
> happen?
> 
FYI, I would not just delete TB manually but remove it using apt-get, aptitude or one of the packaging managers such a synaptic.  It may not hurt to just delete it but why take the chance; why not remove it the Ubuntu and Linux way as it's safer.
As far as your message base goes, if you left a copy on the server for all, you should be ok.
Another reply about compacting your mail folders sounds like good advice.  I don't use TB enough to help resolve your slowness issue. Good luck in your efforts.

> 
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > --- On Fri, 4/10/09, Ray Edester
> <Ray_Edester at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > From: Ray Edester <Ray_Edester at bellsouth.net>
> > Subject: Failure to index incoming NEW messages in
> Thunderbird on Linux Ubuntu 7.1]
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 9:11 AM
> > Beginning on April 1st I found all new messages in
> Mozilla
> > Thunderbird
> > to be unreadable and most assume the contents of an
> old
> > message I can no
> > longer find in any mail folder.  Going to Edit,
> Preferences
> > and
> > Rebuilding the index allows the correct contents.
> >
> > I generally discount chatter about virus' as
> pertaining
> > to Windows and
> > leaving LINUX safe.
> >
> > However, as this happened on April 1st I'm
> wondering if
> > my Ubuntu 7.1
> > and/or Thunderbird has suffered some sort of Malware
> and
> > trying to
> > formulate a plan to correct the situation.
> >
> > Also, I may have received an upddate on April First.
> >
> > Any thoughts on this subject will be appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Ray
> >
> >
> >   
> > Ok, if your concerned you have an infection or malware
> on your Ubuntu, why not install clamav or bitdefender,
> update the definition files and/or the engines and run the
> scanning software on / recursively. It will take a good
> while to run and you will have to back scan the terminal
> output to the beginning scan to see what it found or use the
> -ir option for less output. Bitdefender has several scanning
> engines designed to do specific scans which NoOP has
> discussed on the list this month so you may want to browse
> the archives to see what was said about antivirus use in
> Ubuntu.
> > My recommendation would be to use bitdefender as it is
> very fast scanning.
> > I have occasionally found window viruses in Ubuntu but
> only after running a suspect email, even ones identified as
> containing a virus, just to see what happens.  The viruses
> found were never active attesting to linux's safety.  I
> never, of course, send these contaminated email to a window
> user or any user.  Some day someone will develop a linux
> virus I suspect anyway, so it never hurts to have a scanner
> readily available. But the main intent of linux AV programs
> to to protect mail servers, so I've heard on the list.
> > I really don't think you issue is the result of
> the latest windows virus that's all over the news today
> or any other for that matter but install and running the AV
> programs should convince you of that.
> > HTH, 
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> >
> >
> >   
> 
> 
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