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  • From: Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT gmail.com>
  • To: mark AT transvantage.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] OT: Thunderbird and Gmail Problem
  • Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:25:37 -0600

Also, You can turn off IMAP access in Gmail under settings and just use the
POP Protocol
On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:11 PM, Mark Stutzman wrote:

> Hi Gloria-
>
> I don't think you need to move any emails currently on your computer.
> When you set up a new account in Thunderbird, there's an option (which
> is checked by default) to "use Global inbox". Just set up a new POP
> account in Thunderbird, leave "use Global inbox" checked, and point it
> at your existing GMail account. Then, you can delete the old IMAP
> account from Thunderbird, and your new mail should start flowing into
> your existing inbox. We have 2 email domains here at work, and I've
> currently got mail from both going into the same TBird inbox.
>
> Also, in the event that you are worried about making a mistake and
> losing stuff, there's a free utility called MozBackup that you can use
> to back up your entire Thunderbird install, before you start messing
> around. I used it last year when my SO replaced her desktop machine
> with a laptop, and I needed to move all her stuff over. Works like a
> champ. As a bonus, if you use other Mozilla products, like Firefox, you
> can back up those settings and data as well. You can download here:
>
> http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
>
> -mark
>
> Gloria Morris wrote:
>> Howdy, all!
>>
>> I realize this is a off-topic, although related to our recent discussion
>> of rural communications. As a result of that conversation, I decided to
>> give Thunderbird a try. I like it generally - it does not lock up my
>> computer the way Outlook did. And I love the tabs - I can have several
>> emails open at once, which is a needed feature for me.
>>
>> One reason I've been dissatisfied with Gmail is because I've become
>> concerned about the security (and privacy) of storing emails on-line.
>> This is particularly of concern when dealing with client information,
>> but it is also a concern with personal information as well. Since some
>> homesteaders also have privacy concerns, I suppose I can say this is
>> distantly on topic to the list! LOL! Anyway, I needed a means to store
>> email on my computer that did not lock up my computer the way Outlook
>> did. Thunderbird might be the answer if I can solve my current problem.
>>
>> During the set-up for Gmail, T-bird chose IMAP. I believe this may be
>> the root of my problem. But I am unsure now how to resolve it. Any help
>> would be appreciated.
>>
>> I had many individual files on my Gmail account. T-Bird picked them all
>> up automatically and downloaded the emails. All was going well, and I
>> was pleased. Then, I went into Gmail online and removed all labels and
>> all emails. This is when T-bird stopped functioning. Now, when I want to
>> move an email from my Tbird inbox to a folder, Tbird gives me an error
>> message that the folder does not exist on Gmail. I tried to resolve this
>> by setting each folder to work off-line, but I still get the error message.
>>
>> I thought about making a new account in Tbird, and manually setting it
>> up for POP. I think that might solve the problem. Except, I cannot
>> figure out how I would move the current emails on my computer into that
>> account.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated!
>>
>> Gloria
>> Who is only marginally geeky
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