On 02/07/2010 08:51, Rob Beard wrote:
On
02/07/10 08:16, Neil Winchurst wrote:
Rob Beard wrote:
I prefer individual in-boxes myself, but that's what I got used to with
Thunderbird 2.x. I guess that might not be an issue with only one mail
account though.
Thunderbird 3.x is also now smart enough to detect mail server settings
for a lot of ISPs etc. It's not fool proof, but it covers a lot of
ISPs.
Rob
Thanks, now I have to remember how to install on Windows. I suppose
that
the Windows version of TB will be an exe file? So I just run that to
install it? It is so long since I did anything like that on windows!!
Neil
Yeah should be easy enough. Goto www.getthunderbird.com (on your
wife's PC) and it should suggest you download Thunderbird 3.1 (not sure
if it'll suggest British English, it might detect your location and
offer it). Then download the EXE file, double click on it and follow
the wizard choosing the default settings.
When you first run Thunderbird it should give you the option to import
mail from other applications. Since you're using IMAP you might get
away without backing up the Outlook Express files, although it could
also be a good idea to do that just in case.
Rob
Yeah IMAP
will make things a breeze. Also TB3 has a nice feature when creating a
new account where it checks common ports and settings and tries to
figure out your incoming/outgoing mail settings (similar to Evolution
but more visual).
You can't go wrong with TB3 for OE users, it's a lot better and the
people I've got using it agree and have had a pretty hassle free time.
Gibbs
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