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Re: New messages in thunderbird



Antony Gelberg wrote:
> Steve Lamb wrote:
> 
>>Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>>
>>
>>>two computers.  Now that I have switched back to thunderbird, however, I
>>>don't see the emails that have been delivered to the various folders.
>>>Is there a way around this?
>>
>>
>>    Imap?  If so you have to tell TBird to check for new mail in folders you
>>wish for it to check new mail.  Folder properties.	
> 
> 
> You can also set this in ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/<whatever>.default/user.js.
> 
> user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true);
> 
> For a supposedly user-friendly app, Thunderbird has far too many
> settings configurable only in this way.
> 
> 

That really helps.  That really should be an option for INBOX and/or any
other parent folders.  Something like "check folder and all subfolders
for new mail."

-- 
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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