Attaching network files in thunderbird..

[Wenzhuo Zhang]

Hi,

You cannot access network files from Thunderbird for now because it has not
been compiled with the gnomevfs feature. It's a known problem. Post your
request here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mozilla-thunderbird/+bug/36218

Wenzhuo

WipeOut wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am new to Ubuntu (coming over from Fedora) and so far I am very 
> impressed.. Just about everything "just works".. I am using Feisty and 
> its been perfect for the last week I have used it..
> 
> Something I haven't worked out is how to attach network files to emails 
> in Thunberbird..
> 
> I have setup a couple of network "places" and these show as icons under 
> the places menu and on the desktop.. In OpenOffice when I go to open a 
> file these same icon appear in the browser window on the left so I can 
> navigate to network files and work on them.. When I try and attach a 
> file to an email in Thunderbird the same browser window appears but the 
> network places are not shown so I can't access the network files.. Is 
> there some way to make these show up or am I going to have to go back to 
> the old way of doing things and mount the network shares into the 
> filesystem rather than using the "places" menu?
> 
> Thanks in advance..
>