Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: thunderbird "fixed" folders? [SOLVED]
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:54:46
Message-Id: 4DECC9DF.1080207@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: thunderbird "fixed" folders? [SOLVED] by Indi
1 On 2011-06-06 8:26 AM, Indi wrote:
2 > It forces one to log into the IMAP server manually and restore order,
3 > as the configuration dialog gives no way of doing that. Then, making
4 > sure tbird is not running, one must go into ~/.thunderbird/, find the
5 > files that specify IMAp and local folders, figure out the syntax, and
6 > edit accoringly. It's a ridiculous amount of hoops to force a user to
7 > jump through, downright user-hostile in fact.
8
9 Eh??
10
11 All you have to do is first tell Thunderbird which folders you want to use:
12
13 Tools > Accounts Settings > Copies & Folders
14
15 For Trash:
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17 Tools > Accounts Settings > Server Settings > When I delete a message:
18
19 Then restart Thunderbird, then you can delete the folders it created
20 automatically...
21
22 Not idea, I'll grant you, but it isn't *that* hard to do...

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: thunderbird "fixed" folders? [SOLVED] Indi <thebeelzebubtrigger@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: thunderbird "fixed" folders? [SOLVED] Joost Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org>