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Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 2:38 PM
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I'd like to read (and possibly delete) stuff from my mailboxes (using IMAP).
I can easily emails from username@plus.com
In Squirrelmail if I want to access a different mailbox, I'd input "username+mailboxname"
How do I do this in Thunderbird?
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 3:26 PM
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enter name
choose IMAP
enter servers for service you want to connect to
fill in rest of details
Once connected it should show all the folders, if not right click and choose subscribe.
That should be it, it all I have done for years using Thunderbird
Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 3:52 PM
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My username has a mailbox with an inbox and barious other folders and sub-folders
Each of 5 other mailboxes has the same structure.
There is no communication between two different mailboxes.
Plusnet only really know about the username (signin) mailbox that everyone gets.
I'm referring to extra user created mailboxes.
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 4:32 PM
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By default, each will have a separate Inbox.
Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 5:43 PM
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 6:20 PM
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But if you can log in with username1@plusnet.com then you should be able to add the additional mailboxes as additional accounts in Thunderbird.
I can see no reason why this shouldn't work unless the +net email system is weird
Or is the mailbox you are talking about a (sub)folder of your inbox ? In that case the IMAP will just read it
Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 6:35 PM
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 6:44 PM
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If I setup one account I can read from the default mailbox (called username) and all it's sub-folders.
Each mailbox is independent of all the others (inbox, folders, sub-folders, drafts, outbox etc)
However, one mailbox is set up as standard with the same name as the username
To access my mailboxes I have to supply security info which is my username and password - and I've only got one of these
So I can get to the main mailbox, but not the extra ones.
Thanks for your help though.
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 6:53 PM
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Quote from: Crucibleofevil How do I specify the mailbox name in each account?
It's very similar to squirrel mail...
...put "username+mailbox" in the Thunderbird "User Name" box for each account that you add.
Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 10:44 PM
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It won't work and I give up.
BTW I do run a getmail script with about 6 lines in it and it gets and deletes the contents of an entire mailbox as one file per email.
I thought Thunderbird could do something just as simple - but it seems not.
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 10:50 PM
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
02-05-2009 10:53 PM
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I can't believe you can't figure it out. I even wondered where you were going with this and expected you to have a dig at PN webmail versus TB
I run Imap in TB and I believe I can do the things you want to do.
The advice given already explains how to set up Imap for each "account"
If you have aliases linked to accounts that mail is accessible through the account imap inbox.
Re: Thunderbird configuration
03-05-2009 12:23 AM
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B.
Re: Thunderbird configuration
03-05-2009 2:01 AM
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It does seem acceptable on POP3 - but I'd rather not use POP3.
I don't use mail agents much and Thunderbird seems pretty good.
Quote from: Santiago Mr Evil
I can't believe you can't figure it out. I even wondered where you were going with this and expected you to have a dig at PN webmail versus TB
I wasn't having a dig at PN webmail (I use it 95% of the time) - it performs brilliantly - I just put in username+mailboxname
I appreciate that I'd received bucketloads of advice and failing someone firing off loads of screenshots, I'm just not going to "get it".
Sorry - but I can be really dense sometimes.
I give up - it isn't worth the time and effort - I can find a workround.
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Re: Thunderbird configuration
03-05-2009 10:33 PM
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