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Extremely slow sending gmail messages in safe mode (ubuntu)

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I use thunderbird 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 and lately (for about 1 month) have troubles with my gmail accounts. It is extremely slow in Thunderbird. It takes more than a minute to send mails and then at least twice as long to store it in the sent folder. When I log directly into my gmail account I can still send messages instantly. Also I have removed all my mail from my inbox and sent folder of my imap account (Thunderbird and server) into a local folder. I now have run the safe mode in Thunderbird to disable add ons etc. but that did not help either.

Many thanks for your help!

I use thunderbird 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 and lately (for about 1 month) have troubles with my gmail accounts. It is extremely slow in Thunderbird. It takes more than a minute to send mails and then at least twice as long to store it in the sent folder. When I log directly into my gmail account I can still send messages instantly. Also I have removed all my mail from my inbox and sent folder of my imap account (Thunderbird and server) into a local folder. I now have run the safe mode in Thunderbird to disable add ons etc. but that did not help either. Many thanks for your help!

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Wayne Mery
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Who is you mail provider and ISP?

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Thank you for getting back to me. I don't think the problem is with the ISP because the slowness (in downloading and sending mail) only occurs with the gmail addresses and not with the other accounts. Also when I access gmail through Firefox it works as always.