[tor-bugs] #6337 [TorBirdy]: deactivate Check for new messages every 10 minutes

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#6337: deactivate Check for new messages every 10 minutes
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    Reporter:  proper    |       Owner:  ioerror 
        Type:  defect    |      Status:  reopened
    Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:          
   Component:  TorBirdy  |     Version:          
  Resolution:            |    Keywords:          
      Parent:            |      Points:          
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Comment(by rransom):

 Replying to [comment:2 arma]:
 > Replying to [ticket:6337 proper]:
 > > It adds unnecessary load to Tor if the user left his desktop for a
 while or simply forgot to close Thunderbird.
 >
 > Right. We really want to avoid Tor packages that use Tor the whole time
 whether the user is around or not -- it means the directory fetching can
 never go idle.

 This issue isn't so bad if the user points an automatically fetching MUA
 at a Tor client that also runs (some of) their home remote-access hidden
 services.  (But Thunderbird can't be used that way, because it's a one-
 piece GUI monster.)

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