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Thunderbird suddenly no longer downloading POP3 mail

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[Thunderbird 128.6.0esr, onm Mac OS Sequoia 15.2]

Today, Thunderbird stopped downloading any mail from my POP3 account.

I tried shutting down Thunderbird, deleting the <global-messages-db.sqlite> file, then restarting Thunderbird to create a fresh, re-indexed <global-messages-db.sqlite> file. Thunderbird still not downloading any messages.

I logged into webmail for the account, and deleted any messages not already downloaded, in case any were corrupted. I waited for new mail to arrive, and then restarted Thunderbird to see if it would download those mails. Thunderbird still not downloading any messages.

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[Thunderbird 128.6.0esr, onm Mac OS Sequoia 15.2] Today, Thunderbird stopped downloading any mail from my POP3 account. I tried shutting down Thunderbird, deleting the <global-messages-db.sqlite> file, then restarting Thunderbird to create a fresh, re-indexed <global-messages-db.sqlite> file. Thunderbird still not downloading any messages. I logged into webmail for the account, and deleted any messages not already downloaded, in case any were corrupted. I waited for new mail to arrive, and then restarted Thunderbird to see if it would download those mails. Thunderbird still not downloading any messages. Any suggestions?

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Any error message when you try to download new messages? How big is your Inbox folder? Open the "Activity Manager" window via Tools? What does the Error Console say (Tools > Developer Tools > Error Console)?

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Mapenzi
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Any error message when you try to download new messages? How big is your Inbox folder? Open the "Activity Manager" window via Tools? What does the Error Console say (Tools > Developer Tools > Error Console)?

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tiro1
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Aha!

The Error Console is showing security certificate errors. My host is supposed to automatically renew the certificate, but perhaps they have not. I will contact them.

Thanks for the help @Mapenzi.

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