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I want thunderbird to run in the background when i call the default email client

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I have software that sends emails out for reports. The software calls the default mail client (Thunderbird) and sends the email. However this opens Thunderbird and gets in the way. Is there anyway that this could send the email without opening Thunderbird? Can it run in the background like outlook express? It needs to close after email is sent.

I have software that sends emails out for reports. The software calls the default mail client (Thunderbird) and sends the email. However this opens Thunderbird and gets in the way. Is there anyway that this could send the email without opening Thunderbird? Can it run in the background like outlook express? It needs to close after email is sent.

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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_3.0_-_New_Features_and_Changes#Send_in_Background

Open Tools(or AppMenu/Options)/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor, paste mailnews.sendInBackground in the Search box, and double-click the preference to change it to true.

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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_3.0_-_New_Features_and_Changes#Send_in_Background

Open Tools(or AppMenu/Options)/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor, paste mailnews.sendInBackground in the Search box, and double-click the preference to change it to true.

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This solved it!!! Thank you!!!