Attaching network files in thunderbird..

[John Dangler]

On Thu, 2007-04-05 at 17:10 +0800, Wenzhuo Zhang wrote:
> 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
Does that issue also address the same problem with Evo ?
I can open network files fine in Oo , but cannot attach them in evo.

> 
> 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..
> > 
> 
>