man i had the weirdest thing happen.

apparently thunderbird (which i dont use but had installed) launched itself
at 2am today and it had some begging banner like wikipedia.

This is when i was laying down and had the computer locked.

I have the update and everything disabled via taskmgr.
i keep a close eye on what is setup to start.

somehow this program was launched and then updated. timestamps are all
02:15am
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man i had the weirdest thing happen.

apparently thunderbird (which i dont use but had installed) launched itself at 2am today and it had some begging banner like wikipedia.

This is when i was laying down and had the computer locked.

I have the update and everything disabled via taskmgr.
i keep a close eye on what is setup to start.

somehow this program was launched and then updated. timestamps are all 02:15am
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WHEW!

When I had Internet service on my XP desktop I used TB for email

I don't have internet service on the Xp anymore, but both TB and Firefox occasionally remind me they need updating, which I can't do now.

Strange your getting asked about it when you have installed TB but don't use TB.
Ed
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Re: thunderbird
By: Ed Vance to MRO on Sat Aug 16 2025 02:49 pm

WHEW!

When I had Internet service on my XP desktop I used TB for
email

I don't have internet service on the Xp anymore, but both TB
and Firefox occasionally remind me they need updating, which
I can't do now.

it's pretty strange. i check my processes on a regular basis and it's not loading anything. i have not had this happen again.
for my home email client i use claws.
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