The package is from MPII compilation of thunderbird. I've just downgraded to the backports version:
$ aptitude show thunderbird | grep Version Version: 1.5.0.7-1~bpo.1 and the bug still occurs. It also occured on some previous versions, probably for a year or so. Thunderbird help menue says "version 1.5.0.7 (20060916)". Current trace, if it is of any use to you: Backtrace was generated from '/usr/bin/x-www-browser' (no debugging symbols found) Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1". (no debugging symbols found) `system-supplied DSO at 0xffffe000' has disappeared; keeping its symbols. (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread -1225029952 (LWP 30278)] (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) 0xb7b951de in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 #0 0xb7b951de in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 #1 0xb7dabdae in libgnomeui_module_info_get () from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0 #2 <signal handler called> #3 0xb6bdda47 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so #4 0xb6debf3d in JS_DHashTableOperate () from /usr/lib/thunderbird/libmozjs.so #5 0xb6bee78e in NSGetModule () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so #6 0xb6bd21fd in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so #7 0xbffdb390 in ?? () #8 0xb6bfb158 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so #9 0xbffdb328 in ?? () #10 0xb7ee98b8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/thunderbird/libnspr4.so #11 0x0829c05c in ?? () #12 0xb6fb86c0 in ?? () #13 0xbffdb308 in ?? () #14 0xb7ed89de in PR_Unlock () from /usr/lib/thunderbird/libnspr4.so #15 0xb6bc937e in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so #16 0xbffdb390 in ?? () #17 0x0829c448 in ?? () #18 0x0827cfc8 in ?? () #19 0x00000000 in ?? () #20 0x00000000 in ?? () #21 0x00000000 in ?? () #22 0xffffffff in ?? () #23 0x00000000 in ?? () #24 0x00000000 in ?? () #25 0xb7fab2fc in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so #26 0xbffdb3a8 in ?? () #27 0xb7f688f5 in nsComponentManagerImpl::~nsComponentManagerImpl () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so #28 0xb6c135fc in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so #29 0x0829a9f0 in ?? () #30 0x08227a80 in ?? () #31 0x0827cfc8 in ?? () #32 0x00000004 in ?? () #33 0x00000010 in ?? () #34 0xb7fd4aa0 in _dl_rtld_di_serinfo () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2 #35 0x0826d410 in ?? () #36 0xb7fab090 in vtable for nsGetServiceByCID () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so #37 0xb6c157a8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so #38 0x00000000 in ?? () #39 0x00000000 in ?? () #40 0x0829a9f0 in ?? () #41 0x08265e48 in ?? () #42 0xbffdb498 in ?? () #43 0xb6bdfb9f in NSGetModule () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so #44 0xb6c1529e in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so #45 0x0826d410 in ?? () #46 0x08223c40 in ?? () #47 0xb6c15908 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so #48 0xb7f9bcdb in nsCOMPtr_base::~nsCOMPtr_base () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so #49 0xb6e76183 in NSGetModule () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libembedcomponents.so #50 0xb7fc2140 in NS_InitEmbedding () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so #51 0xb7fba17f in EmbedPrivate::PushStartup () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so #52 0xb7fb8079 in gtk_moz_embed_push_startup () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so #53 0x080c2838 in mozilla_embed_shell_get_type () #54 0xb7706d46 in g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #55 0xb76ebf42 in g_object_thaw_notify () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #56 0xb76ec5bf in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #57 0xb76ed167 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #58 0xb76ed320 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #59 0x080c4561 in galeon_embed_shell_new () #60 0x08081737 in galeon_shell_get_type () #61 0xb7706d46 in g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #62 0xb76ebf42 in g_object_thaw_notify () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #63 0xb76ec5bf in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #64 0xb76ed167 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #65 0xb76ed320 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #66 0x08081e23 in galeon_shell_new () #67 0x0807c1cb in main () Thread 1 (Thread -1225029952 (LWP 30278)): #0 0xb7b951de in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #1 0xb7dabdae in libgnomeui_module_info_get () from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0 No symbol table info available. #2 <signal handler called> No symbol table info available. #3 0xb6bdda47 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so No symbol table info available. #4 0xb6debf3d in JS_DHashTableOperate () from /usr/lib/thunderbird/libmozjs.so No symbol table info available. #5 0xb6bee78e in NSGetModule () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so No symbol table info available. #6 0xb6bd21fd in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so No symbol table info available. #7 0xbffdb390 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #8 0xb6bfb158 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so No symbol table info available. #9 0xbffdb328 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #10 0xb7ee98b8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/thunderbird/libnspr4.so No symbol table info available. #11 0x0829c05c in ?? () No symbol table info available. #12 0xb6fb86c0 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #13 0xbffdb308 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #14 0xb7ed89de in PR_Unlock () from /usr/lib/thunderbird/libnspr4.so No symbol table info available. #15 0xb6bc937e in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so No symbol table info available. #16 0xbffdb390 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #17 0x0829c448 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #18 0x0827cfc8 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #19 0x00000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #20 0x00000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #21 0x00000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #22 0xffffffff in ?? () No symbol table info available. #23 0x00000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #24 0x00000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #25 0xb7fab2fc in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so No symbol table info available. #26 0xbffdb3a8 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #27 0xb7f688f5 in nsComponentManagerImpl::~nsComponentManagerImpl () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so No symbol table info available. #28 0xb6c135fc in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so No symbol table info available. #29 0x0829a9f0 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #30 0x08227a80 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #31 0x0827cfc8 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #32 0x00000004 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #33 0x00000010 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #34 0xb7fd4aa0 in _dl_rtld_di_serinfo () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2 No symbol table info available. #35 0x0826d410 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #36 0xb7fab090 in vtable for nsGetServiceByCID () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so No symbol table info available. #37 0xb6c157a8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so No symbol table info available. #38 0x00000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #39 0x00000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #40 0x0829a9f0 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #41 0x08265e48 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #42 0xbffdb498 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #43 0xb6bdfb9f in NSGetModule () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libxpconnect.so No symbol table info available. #44 0xb6c1529e in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so No symbol table info available. #45 0x0826d410 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #46 0x08223c40 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #47 0xb6c15908 in ?? () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libjsd.so No symbol table info available. #48 0xb7f9bcdb in nsCOMPtr_base::~nsCOMPtr_base () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libxpcom.so No symbol table info available. #49 0xb6e76183 in NSGetModule () from /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libembedcomponents.so No symbol table info available. #50 0xb7fc2140 in NS_InitEmbedding () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so No symbol table info available. #51 0xb7fba17f in EmbedPrivate::PushStartup () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so No symbol table info available. #52 0xb7fb8079 in gtk_moz_embed_push_startup () from /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so No symbol table info available. #53 0x080c2838 in mozilla_embed_shell_get_type () No symbol table info available. #54 0xb7706d46 in g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #55 0xb76ebf42 in g_object_thaw_notify () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #56 0xb76ec5bf in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #57 0xb76ed167 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #58 0xb76ed320 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #59 0x080c4561 in galeon_embed_shell_new () No symbol table info available. #60 0x08081737 in galeon_shell_get_type () No symbol table info available. #61 0xb7706d46 in g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #62 0xb76ebf42 in g_object_thaw_notify () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #63 0xb76ec5bf in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #64 0xb76ed167 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #65 0xb76ed320 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #66 0x08081e23 in galeon_shell_new () No symbol table info available. #67 0x0807c1cb in main () No symbol table info available. #0 0xb7b951de in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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