Thunderbird is causing my laptop to run hot

[Wade Smart]

I let thunderbird run for weeks in the past on low resource computers
and Ive been considering return to the download-and-delete path as
webmail has made me lazy. But if this is true on thunderbird...
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On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 12:59 AM Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 19/11/2021, Phil <phillor9 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Top shows CPU usage to be better than 80% and of course the laptop
> > immediately runs cooler once Thunderbird is killed. Is anyone else
> > having the same problem? Thunderbird has been my favorite e-mail client
> > for many years, perhaps I should consider a lighter e-mail client? I
> > have used Claws, the default e-mail client for the Raspberry Pi. It is
> > definitely light weight but of course it's not as feature rich as
> > Thunderbird.
> >
> > Firefox is just as bad, and at times even worse, making the laptop very
> > sluggish if they're both used at the same time. I have used Chromium,
> > maybe I should have another look at it? If it matters, I use XFCE as my
> > desktop manager.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Phil
> >
>
> Firstly, I would not, and, do not, leave Thunderbird running, when not
> immediately checking or working on email. I have too many bad
> experiences of the scripting errors in Thunderbird, both causing the
> system to hang, and, crashing the system.
>
> With both Thunderbird and firefox, the greatest problem is in the
> scripting, which takes them both into the realm of the version of
> Debian, named Sid (or, even, the version named experimental).
>
> So, I run Thunderbird, to check email, from time to time, and, to
> reply to some email, and, otherwise, leave it closed. It is too
> dangerous to leave open, due to its instability, and the resultant
> destructive effects on the rest of the system.
>
> Secondly, in case you are not aware, at least two Thunderbird mailing
> lists exist, of which I am aware, and, the one that I recommend, is at
> https://groups.io/g/ThunderbirdEmail
> so, I suggest that you investigate the possibility of using that mailing list
>
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> Bret Busby
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> West Australia
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