Hi Richard, As an FYI - I ran into the exact same problem you did.
I deleted extensions.rdf and the extensions.cache and extensions directory within ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/ and I was able to successfully install lightening. (extensions.rdf is re-created). Regards, Anand -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]