[25 Mar 2016] I am extremely frustrated with Thunderbird email client!!!

Scott Blair scott.blair at gmail.com
Fri Mar 25 17:59:11 UTC 2016


On 03/25/2016 10:29 AM, Teo En Ming wrote:
> Dear Ubuntu users,
>
> I am running Thunderbird email client version 38.7.0 in Lubuntu 15.10
> Linux virtual machine.
>
> I am extremely frustrated with Thunderbird email client!!!
>
> I have carried out the usual suggestions of deleting the files
> folderTree.json and session.json, according to the Mozilla Thunderbird
> knowledgebase. I have also deleted prefs.js and copied over a known
> working backup copy of prefs.js. But nothing works.
>
> Out of 30 times I started Thunderbird, the folder pane only shows up 1
> time. The folder pane is missing for the other 29 times. This is very
> very frustrating. This shows that Thunderbird is not a very good email
> client.
>
> Please propose a good replacement email client for Thunderbird, and
> how I should export all my email accounts and all my email messages
> effectively to the new email client.
>
> I am pondering over migrating to Microsoft Outlook, but all the mbox
> to pst conversion programs only work on Microsoft Windows. My
> Thunderbird email client is running in a Lubuntu 15.10 Linux virtual
> machine. If I would like to migrate to MS Outlook, how can I export
> all my email accounts and all my email messages from Thunderbird to
> Microsoft Outlook? Please recommend a mbox to pst conversion program
> that will execute on Linux.
>
> Thank you very much for your kind advise.
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
> Singapore Citizen
> TARGETED INDIVIDUAL
>
Have you tried Nylas N1 email client?
https://www.nylas.com/n1

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Scott Blair

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