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How do I remove the 'send progress bar' message?

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When I send an email, it comes up with a sending notification box with a scrolling progress bar. How do I turn this off?

When I send an email, it comes up with a sending notification box with a scrolling progress bar. How do I turn this off?

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Tools(or AppMenu/Options)/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor, copy mailnews.sendInBackground into the Search box, double-click to change it to true.

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

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Tools(or AppMenu/Options)/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor, copy mailnews.sendInBackground into the Search box, double-click to change it to true.

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