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Ctrl plus m to bring in new mail?

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JoeFromSD
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It doesn't work now using T Bird, can I enable it, or is there another shortcut for bringing in new mail, when T Bird is open?

It doesn't work now using T Bird, can I enable it, or is there another shortcut for bringing in new mail, when T Bird is open?

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You will if there are new messages, but otherwise you may just see a brief flash of text at the left end of the status bar.

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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F5 = get messages for current account

Shift+F5 = get messages for all accounts

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Keyboard-shortcuts

JoeFromSD
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When I do that shouldn't I see that green progress bar bottom right, showing it's 'working'?

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You will if there are new messages, but otherwise you may just see a brief flash of text at the left end of the status bar.