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  • Thunderbird notes - Notes about the Thunderbird email client. Index Change to ‘Body Text’ default Keeping folder stucture in archive 404 caching Thunderbird email encryption with Avast Antivirus Remote images Hide remote content Syncing Google Contacts A...
  • Email encryption with Thunderbird - Set up Thunderbird 3.0.3 OpenPGP (Enigmail 1.0.1). Create keys OpenPGP -> Key Management. Select ‘Display All Keys By Default’. Generate -> New Key Pair. Select account. Tick ‘No passphrase’. Remove comment (as it’ll be available ...
  • How to preserve folders in thunderbird archives - To have Thunderbird preserve your folder structure when archiving emails, e.g. if you have filters set up to move messages into separate inbox folders, then you’ll need to make a manual change to the Thunderbird config. Edit -> Preferences (or Opti...
  • Using Gmail with Thunderbird - I use Thunderbird via POP because I like to have a copy of all email on my computer so I can easily back it up. I also use gmail with other clients (e.g. mobile phone) so I have the following server settings (accessible via Account Settings -> [acc...
  • How to search events in Lightning calendar - To search events in the Thunderbird (10.0.3) Lightning (1.2.b1) calendar extension: Select the calendar tab. Events and Tasks -> Find Events. They should really add a search button next to the tasks icon (top right) as they have with email.
  • How to remove incompatible extensions / add-ons from Thunderbird or Firefox - When I upgraded Thunderbird 8.0 (on Gentoo Linux) some of the extensions I was using turned out to be incompatible with the latest version. When I viewed the extensions via Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions tab they were described as incompatible an...
  • Make Thunderbird open links in your browser - Thunderbird can use a variety of mechanisms to determine which browser to use. System default browser If the http or https content type action is not configured (more on this later), then Thunderbird will open links using the system’s default browser...

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