Could someone explain why thunderbird creates so many processes per folder

jd1008 jd1008 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 14 23:17:18 UTC 2015 

For example:

$ lsof | grep Sent
thunderbi 3165           jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Gecko_IOT 3165 3192      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Socket    3165 3193      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
JS        3165 3194      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
JS        3165 3195      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Hang      3165 3196      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Cache2    3165 3197      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Timer     3165 3198      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
gdbus     3165 3200      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
HTML5     3165 3202      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
mozStorag 3165 3203      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Analysis  3165 3204      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Analysis  3165 3205      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
DOM       3165 3211      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Cert      3165 3217      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
URL       3165 3218      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Network   3165 3219      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
mozStorag 3165 3220      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
dconf     3165 3221      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Proxy     3165 3222      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
Cache     3165 3224      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
mozStorag 3165 3228      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
threaded- 3165 3265      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
gmain     3165 3316      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
mozStorag 3165 3386      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
DOM       3165 3773      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
mozStorag 3165 3775      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
MediaMana 3165 3782      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf
DNS       3165 4087      jd   37u REG               8,19   3107745   
62260168 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Sent.msf

$ lsof | grep Inbox
thunderbi 3165           jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Gecko_IOT 3165 3192      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Socket    3165 3193      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
JS        3165 3194      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
JS        3165 3195      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Hang      3165 3196      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Cache2    3165 3197      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Timer     3165 3198      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
gdbus     3165 3200      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
HTML5     3165 3202      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
mozStorag 3165 3203      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Analysis  3165 3204      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Analysis  3165 3205      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
DOM       3165 3211      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Cert      3165 3217      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
URL       3165 3218      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Network   3165 3219      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
mozStorag 3165 3220      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
dconf     3165 3221      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Proxy     3165 3222      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
Cache     3165 3224      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
mozStorag 3165 3228      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
threaded- 3165 3265      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
gmain     3165 3316      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
mozStorag 3165 3386      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
DOM       3165 3773      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
mozStorag 3165 3775      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
MediaMana 3165 3782      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf
DNS       3165 4087      jd   44u REG               8,19   2678870   
62260180 /sdb3/home/jd/.thunderbird/jd1008/Mail/pop.googlemail.com/Inbox.msf

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