Cleanup global messages database index worked for me: http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/thunderbird_3_search_not_working
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/810763 Title: Global Search ineffective Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When using the Global Search to search for something fairly simple (a person's name to get a recent thread), the search feature entirely failed to find the thread. The feature also took a long time to search and felt clunky. The Global Search to me feels like a usability regression when compared to traditional email search (such as the filter search below it in Thunderbird). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: thunderbird 5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-5.6-generic 3.0.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-5-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jul 14 14:55:52 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110202) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: thunderbird UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-13 (1 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/810763/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
