Is T-Bird suitable for gmail from multiple devices?

[Dave Woyciesjes]

On 01/14/2013 04:54 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 01/14/2013 10:11 AM, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
>> On 01/14/2013 07:06 AM, Alexander Skwar wrote:
>>> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid at outlook.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I would definitely recommend it. Seeing that you want a consistent view across all devices, I think Thunderbird would work for you. :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Like Phil, I also tend to disagree here. My point: how do you keep
>>> your contracts in sync?
>>
>> 	Easy.
>> cd .thunderbird/profile/(whatever it is)
>> mv abook.mab ./Ubuntu One
>> ln -s ./Ubuntu One abook.mab
>
> Or perhaps:
> <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/google-contacts/>

	Now, that I did not know about. I'll have to investigate, it may cure 
the occasional goofiness about Ubuntu One syncing the abook.mab file. 
Occasionally the Addressbook shows empty.... Thanks


>>
>> 	I probably goofed the syntax for the linking command, but you get the
>> point... ;)
>>
>>> If you use gmail on your (Android) smartphone (or tablet like I do
>>> right now) and use the gmail web interface otherwise, then this is a
>>> no brainer - Google has all your addresses, like it or not...
>>>
>>> How do you do that with Thunderbird? LDAP? *lool* :-(
>>>
>>> And actually true hassle free multi device support is it, what has
>>> made me use gmail or other web mailer basically full time since some
>>> years.


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