Is T-Bird suitable for gmail from multiple devices?

[Ryan Gauger]

Would that addon keep contacts synced across all computers with POP?

On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:02 PM, "Dave Woyciesjes" <woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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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