[xubuntu-users] disappearing thunderbird settings

[Ric Moore]

On 05/24/2012 01:20 AM, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> On 05/23/2012 11:44 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>
>>
>> I use POP service via gmail, and it requires a contortion or
>> two to set it up as Thunderbird seems hell-bent on you
>> setting up IMAP instead. That would make it all go wonky if
>> you are using POP. Ric
>>
> Well, it might seem like this and indeed thunderbird prefers imap.
>
> However, in the initial window, where you do your server testing, there
> is a nice button just right of "imap", which makes you choose "imap" or
> "pop".

Last time I had to configure Thunderbird from scratch, I had to go into 
IMAP setup, as that was all it allowed me to do, then cancel it, to find 
the pop selection box. But, that was over a year ago. Ric


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