On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:48:01 +0200 Frank Thommen wrote: > Problem solved: A user had configured his "preferred browser" to be > Thunderbird(!). As soon as he clicked on a link in an email, he ended > in an endless loop with TB trying to open the link with the "preferred > browser" (aka itself) again and again. This resulted in 40 MB audit > loglines/hour in /var/log/Xorg.0.log. That sounds like something that should be reported to the Thunderbird people. It probably wouldn't be too difficult for them to make Thunderbird an invalid selection under that setting. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com