[xubuntu-users] disappearing thunderbird settings

[Norman Silverstone]

On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 22:03 +0200, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> On 05/22/2012 05:30 PM, Norman Silverstone wrote:
> > Continuing with my task of setting up Thunderbird I created a number of
> > sub folders to inbox and set up message filters for them and all was
> > working as it should. I needed to re-boot my PC so I closed Thunderbird,
> > re-booted and re-opened Thunderbird only to find all my settings had
> > disappeared including several emails. Can any one tell me what I could
> > have done wrong, please?
> >
> > Norman
> >
> >
> This is absolutely different from anything you and me would 
> call regular.
> 
> You might close Tbird and then for a test rename your 
> .thunderbird folder to something else. After this 
> thunderbird should start with a window that prompts you for 
> your incoming email server (imap or pop) and your outgoing 
> mailserver (smtp). Enter all your details in there and, 
> please, do not leave this page until all tests for incoming 
> and outgoing have been passed successfully. You might have 
> to experiment with authentication methods and the like.
> 
> Then your email should be working, as expected.
> You might proceed from there.
> 
> I hope this helps you along. Imho Thunderbird by far is the 
> easiest client to setup for internet mail. So you will 
> surely be using it in no time.
> 
> Kind regards
> Eberhard
> 
> 
This seems to be a very good idea, I will give it a try and report
back. 

Norman