The email client Mozilla Thunderbird uses a similar structure of storing data in so called profiles which are saved by default in the user directory of the operating system.There are a number of reasons why some users might want to move the data from the Thunderbird folder to another custom folder. Some that instantly come [...]

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Microsoft Outlook Express emails are stored in so called dbx files named after the folder in the email program with the exception of folders.dbx which contains information about all Outlook folders. The dbx files are not really accessible by normal means, the only possible way is to either use Microsoft Outlook or extract the messages [...]

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Microsoft has – rather quietly – released an preliminary update for Microsoft Outlook 2007 that will also be included in the soon to be coming Microsoft Office Service Pack 2. The Outlook 2007 update increases the performance and responsiveness of Microsoft’s desktop email client noticeably. Four key areas are improved by the patch including startup, [...]

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A new version of the popular desktop email client Thunderbird is currently distributed to various mirror servers throughout the world. The Mozilla Messaging team will release the update once the transfers are finished and the websites have been updated with the latest information. This can usually take anywhere from 1 hour to 24 hours after [...]

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The Thunderbird email client team is making progress. They released Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 yesterday for public download. Interested users should keep in mind that this is a beta version of the email client. It feels very stable but it can still produce bugs that might delete things unrecoverably. It is therefor not suggested to [...]

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The email client Mozilla Thunderbird does not come with delete confirmations turned on by default. There is also no option in the Thunderbird settings to activate delete confirmations. The advanced config editor does list two entries that might be there to enable delete confirmations but there is zero information to be found on the Internet [...]

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The Archive This Thunderbird add-on provides configurable keyboard shortcuts to archive email messages with the press of a button. The add-on is compatible with all versions of Thunderbird 2. It is experimental which not only becomes obvious while trying to download the add-on but also when looking at the keyboard shortcuts that have been implemented [...]

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It seems that the experimental Gmail application that is available for US and UK Gmail users has been creating some buzz on the Internet. It basically allows users to use Gmail while they are offline, meaning not connected to the Internet. It makes use of Google Gears and can be activated in the Gmail interface [...]

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If you ever needed to select a different SMTP server while sending mails in Thunderbird you can now by installing the Send Via add-on for Thunderbird. The add-on can come in handy if the main SMTP server is not accessible at the moment or having accessibility or connection problems. The Thunderbird add-on is available for [...]

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