On 2010-12-03 5:43 AM, paul wrote: > I am the only one running thunderbird. .I normally let thunderbird > stay open forever.
That's most likely your problem. Simply put - and regardless of what *should* be the case - Thunderbird is *not* stable enough to leave running 'forever'. In fact, it gets really unstable for me after a day or two. I recommend restarting it at least once per day. -- Best regards, Charles