Add an IMAP account

Create a new account -> Skip this and use my existing email

Your name: david Email address: david@tux.tux Password: Remember password: No

Continue -> Manual config

Incoming: IMAP mail.tux.tux 993 SSL/TLS Normal password Outgoing: SMTP mail.tux.tux 25 STARTTLS Normal password

Username: david@tux.tux

Re-test Done

Add a POP account

Create a new account -> Skip this and use my existing email

Your name: david Email address: david@tux.tux Password: Remember passwpord: No

Continue -> Manual config

Incoming: POP mail.tux.tux 995 SSL/TLS Normal password Outgoing: SMTP mail.tux.tux 25 STARTTLS Normal password

Username: david@tux.tux

Re-test Done

Go to View settings for this account -> Server settings and uncheck Leave messages on server.

Troubleshooting

To get back to Thunderbird’s initial state:

_$: rm .thuderbird/*.default && rm profiles.ini

Remove SSL certificates

Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Certificates -> View Certificates and delete the ones that are not used anymore.

Run Thunderbird at startup

Applications -> System tools -> Preferences -> Startup applications -> Add

  • Name: Thunderbird
  • Command: /usr/bin/thunderbird
  • Description: Mozilla Thunderbird

Run Thunderbird in all desktops

_$: apt-get install devilspie       (program)
_$: apt-get install gdevilspie      (graphical interface to create rules)

Create rules

/home/<user>/.devilspie/thunderbird.ds:
---------------------------------------
; generated_rule thunderbird
( if
( begin
( contains ( application_name ) "Thunderbird" )
( contains ( window_name ) "Thunderbird" )
)
( begin
( pin )
( println "match" )
)
)

Rules can be created with gdevilspie also:

Add ->

Matching
    (X) application_name    -> contain(s): Thunderbird
    (X) window_name         -> contain(s): Thunderbird
Actions
    (X) pin

Add-ons

  • Sort folders: manually_sort_folders-1.1-tb.xpi
  • Calendar: lightning-3.3.1-tb+sm-linux.xpi