Instead of all the fancy gear and hot, hip, up-to-the-minute--HOW ABOUT FIXING the MAJOR BUGS in THUNDERBIRD? The geeky answers provided by the forum don't wor

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Slow to load, abysmally slow to move a message to "Sent", Frequent errors moving composed mail from "Drafts", In almost constant conflict with Time-Warner RoadRunner--frequent errors involving timing out during sending.
A BIG issue with me is the inability to move my Address Book entries to another mail program or another device. Once you're a Thunderbird person, you ain't going nowhere else, fur sure, fur sure!

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''re:Also when I do get a message moved to "sent" and go back to read it--''
Is this an IMAP mail account?
If yes it is IMAP, check your server settings:
* Tools > Account Settings > Copies & Folders for imap mail account.
* Select: 'Place a copy in'
* Select; 'Other' and the 'Sent folder on the imap mail account.
note the 'Sent' folder on the server might be called 'Sent Items' or similar.
Re Archives, Drafts and Templates:
If you want to use the folders on the server...
* Select: 'Other' and the Archives folder on the imap mail account
* Select: 'Other' and the Drafts folder on the imap mail account
* Select: 'Other' and the Templates folder on the imap mail account
note: some people like to store their Archives in Local Folders.
So you would need to create an 'Archives folder in Local Folders and choose 'Other' and 'Archives' fodler on Local Folders.
click on OK to save changes to Account Settings.
Have you performed all the suggested 'housework' on your folders to reduce their size?