2009/6/13 mac <ammonius.grammati...@gmx.co.uk>: > andrew seyes wrote: >> You can activate logging by setting some environment variables before >> you start thunderbird, including one where you choose the name of the >> log file. For this to work you'll have to do it from a terminal >> (Accessories -> Terminal). >> >> For full details, see https://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:Logging > > > Andrew >>> Thanks for this. It looks as though it's about Thunderbird > logging how it's processing mail via the standard protocols (you select > the ones you want to monitor). > > My problem is that Thunderbird itself is becoming unresponsive from time > to time (the dreaded darkened window!), and I'm having to do a 'Force > quit' and restart. I can't see anything in the system logs; and I > wondered if there's a log that monitoring Thunderbird itself, rather > than just the mail processing. > > Or have I got this entirely wrong, and the log you mention is what I need? > > mac >
Hi mac, I had a problem with similar symptoms to those you describe and this was the only way I could get any log output out of thunderbird to figure out way was going on. As you say it does not appear to log anywhere else - I couldnt find anything in the usual places either. My problem turned out to be down to my firewall blocking thunderbird, so things worked fine when I was inside the firewall and failed in a similar way to the one you described when I was outside it. From the log I spotted thunderbird was never getting a response to its login request, which led me back to check the firewall and fix it. Cheers, Andrew -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
