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IMAP constantly loses connection and seems unable to remember password

Outlook 2010 (and Thunderbird - see Update 3) has been working fine for a while, but all of a sudden it has been re-prompting for a username and a password and despite it being correct, continues to ...
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How to import outlook emails into Thunderbird, both on different systems?

I have folder(Outlook Express) of emails from outlook of other system. I need to import these emails to my system in Thunderbird. My system doesn't have Outlook. I only have copied folder of outlook ...
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Increase Outlook 2013 performance?

I feel that Outlook 2013 (compared to Thunderbird) is quite slow at e.g. changing between mail view and calendar view - is there any way to disable e.g. the animation of the transition between mail ...
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Can action buttons be added to Thunderbird email notifications?

When a new e-mail arrives in Outlook, the popup notification has buttons for Reply, Delete, etc. When Thunderbird pops up a new e-mail notification it only displays a snippet of text. Is there a way ...
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How to stop Outlook 2010 from registering itself as the default email client over and over again?

I'm usually using Thunderbird, but for testing purposes have to start Outlook every now and then. Afterwards, Thunderbird informs me that it is no longer the default client, which it should have ...
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Synchronizing Outlook contacts and calendar with other Outlooks, Thunderbirds and Android

I would like to know if there is a way other than using Google's services to synchronize a desktop Outlook with a laptop running either Outlook/Windows or Thunderbird/Linux and an Android phone. A ...
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Outlook can not recognize newer PDF version (like v1.7+) being attached to an email and treats it badly as plain text

When attaching PDF v1.7 to an email in Outlook, it's sent as: Content-Type: application/pdf; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When receiving such an e-mail under Linux (Thunderbird), the ...
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how to forward outlook server to use thunderbird

my university created an outlook email for me username@university.com i can't see if the email uses pop3 or imap, i have only access to the mailbox, i sign it to it from hotmail.com, i don't want to ...
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methods to import outlook mail into thunderbird

I cannot import mail from Outlook 2012 into Thunderbird using Thunderbird's import wizard. I get this error "Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the ...
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Outlook in the office - restricted access - how to sync calendar with something at home?

our department has very restricted access to the internet. OWA is no longer available. In the office there are no private software installations allowed, additional software is restricted, too, e.g. ...
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Is IMAP (un)subscribe meant to work accross mail clients?

I read my IMAP-mail on different computers/mail clients. I wanted to unsubscribe from the majority of my folders in Outlook. Later, I noticed that on another computer, where I use Thunderbird, I was ...
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Attachment reminder Outlook

Mozilla Thunderbird has a function to give me a reminder in case I forget to enclose an attachment but use the word "attachment" (or other words, I can define my own list) in the e-mail text. I've ...
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Export email as HTML

I want to take backup of my email. The best way I see is to be able to export all the mails as HTML files, one for each mail, and save them to a seperate disk. However, I don't see any such options ...
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Keep IMAP messages locally when deleted remotely

I use my email from my phone and my computer via IMAP. I want to set something up so that if I delete a message via my phone, my computer will still keep the message locally. For example, assume I ...
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Why can't email clients create rules for moving dates like “yesterday”? [closed]

I've never seen an email client that I could easily create a rule to do something like "Move messages from yesterday to a folder?" Is there some esoteric reason why this would be difficult? I know I ...
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export emails from PST file in Outlook 2010 to Thunderbird

I will start by describing the problem.. I had an email account configured in Outlook 2010 connected to an Exchange server. I backed up my emails locally into a PST file. (now I no longer have access ...
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How do I migrate data from Outlook 2007 to Thunderbird?

I'm trying to migrate from Outlook 2007 to Thunderbird 7, and I'm stuck with moving my messages/folders. What I'm supposed to do is: In Thunderbird, Tools → Import, and choose Outlook (2007), but it ...
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How to copy over and use a 6GB Microsoft Oulook 2010 .pst file

I had a Win 7 computer that gave a blue screen. I got a replacement. I used Ubuntu Live cd on the one that crashed to salvage my data. Among many things I have a 6GB MS Outlook 2010 .pst Inbox ...
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How change Windows 7 so applications launch Thunderbird instead of Outlook?

I have a number of applications (e.g. GoToMeeing) which open up an e-mail which is ready to write. However, they always open Outlook instead of the e-mail client that I use: Thunderbird. Where is the ...
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Opening messages from windows search opens Outlook instead of Thunderbird

I'm using TB as my primary client, but still have Outlook installed. Mailto links etc opens TB, but when opening a message indexed by windows search, it opens Outlook instead. I've changed associated ...
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Outlook style reply header in Thunderbird 3+

Is there any way (or add-on) to include the full reply headers (To: From: etc fields) when replying in Thunderbird? By default it only places a "On %date%, %user% wrote".
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How to get .eml files into .pst files to import into Concordance

I have thousands of .eml files and need to get them into .pst files so I can import them into Concordance. Ideas?
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I need to configure Outlook and Thunderbird to send/receive

I need to setup an Outlook system to send encrypted email attachments to a Thunderbird email client. I don't need to encrypt email the other direction. What steps do I need to follow to make this ...
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Voting emails from Outlook with Microsoft Exchange not accessible via IMAP on thunderbird

My company uses Microsoft Outlook for mail and most of the users are on windows using Outlook. I use linux (yay!) and so can't use Outlook (damn!). I am using Thunderbird to access the mail via IMAP ...
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Is it possible to migrate local mail from Thunderbird to Exchange?

I've been using Thunderbird for a few years, and have accumulated ~2GB of mail locally. My mail service is being migrated to an externally hosted Exchange server with ample storage. I'd like to ...
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How can I share my Outlook 2007 calendar with Thunderbird?

just wondering if there is a way how to share calendars between Outlook 2007 & Thunderbird.
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Entourage 2008 or Outlook 2003/7 - always BCC a specific address on send like Thunderbird will

Is it possible to configure to configure Microsoft Entourage 2008 or Outlook 2003/7 to always BCC a specific address, like you can with Mozilla Thunderbird? If so, how? If not, does anyone have ...
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Import Thunderbird messages to Outlook for Mac 2011

I just got a copy of Office 2011 for the Mac. I would like to import all my old email from Thunderbird into Outlook on my Mac. Any ideas?
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Can Thunderbird and MS Outlook be made to play nice together

I have had a long-term ongoing battle in having nicely formatted emails sent in Thunderbird totally destroyed by MS Outlook. Are there any settings in either program which can resolve disagreements ...
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Outlook and IMAP - Outlook doesn't allow the Drafts and Trash folders to sync with the respective IMAP folders

I'm using Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 against an IMAP server (the problem exists across many, like Gmail, you name it). Outlook lets you set your Outlook "Sent" folder to map to the IMAP server's ...
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Migrating from Outlook (Win) to Thunderbird (Linux) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Office 2010 to Thunderbird migration My WinXP home computer recently got hit with some malware due to a browser vulnerability in Java Quick Start, and I finally decided ...
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Group emailing with custom greeting

I have to email 50 people about a date change for an event. Normally I'd just BCC them but the request this time is that I make the emails more personalized and have them begin with "Hello First ...
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How can I setup OWA/Outlook on Linux with either Evolution or Thunderbird 3?

We recently upgraded to Microsoft Exchange 8.2.176.0 for our web mail. I've never had it setup for my desktop, I've always had to rely on a browser and access webmail. I'm trying to set it up on my ...
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Sync calendars over LAN?

I need access to my father's calendar on Outlook, so I suggested that we put his calendar in a shared folder on our LAN. Problem is, I use Thunderbird(Lightning extension) and he uses Outlook, so his ...
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Migrating Outlook Express database to another mail client

I have a big mail archive (about 10GB) from the beginning of 2000x in my Microsoft Outlook Express. This client is very old and sometimes it is not usable to work with it. I tried to import my mail ...
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Thunderbird Lightning Calendar sync or import from MS Outlook

I have recently started using Thunderbird as my mail client and I like it (much better than what they want me to use - Outlook). Although I am well settled with email and contacts, I still want to ...
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How can I copy my Gmail filters to my local email client?

I user Thunderbird on my Mac while I'm at work and when I'm home I use Outlook 2007 on my PC. Is there a way I can copy my Gmail filters into either client in one fell swoop?
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Is there any tool to highlight / color Quotes in Outlook (prefered) or Thunderbird?

Is there a tool that can highlight / color Quotelevels (marked by > per level) in Outlook (prefered) or Thunderbird? Opensource is preferred
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Importing e-mails from thunderbird to outlook 2007?

IS there a better solution then what is offered here ?
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How do I get Outlook (via Exchange) to accept Thunderbird/Lightning meeting requests?

Lightning/1.0b1 addon to Thunderbird/3.0.4 has no problem accepting Meeting Requests sent from my network Outlook session. However, Meeting Requests sent to an email address hosted on a POP server ...
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Import Outlook emails into Thunderbird

I have stored my email from outlook as single messages, i.e., xxx.msg format. Is there any way to import those emails into Thunderbird? Do I just need to copy them into a specific folder? A bit ...
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How to configure an email client?

I want to setup my Thunderbird email client. But the problem is that I want to use smtp server provided by my ISP and I want my pop3 as the server on which my company has hosted his mail server. So I ...
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connecting thunderbird with exchange native protocol

Is there a way to make Thunderbird connect to an exchange server using their native protocol. I've seen posts about using IMAP, POP3, OWA (DavMail), but all these options are not available to me. Only ...
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Thunderbird/Lightning - How to “accept” an outlook invite and have it added to my google calendar?

Thunderbird/Lightning - How to "accept" an outlook invite and have it added to my google calendar? Currently, when I "accept" outlook originated events they are added to my "work" cal by default and ...
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How can I convert Outlook .pst files to Evolution mail files

I'm converting to Linux from a Windows based desktop in a corporate setting that uses Outlook. Evolution runs nicely and can get enough communication with the Exchange servers that I'm happy with the ...
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importing a outlook.pst file into thunderbird

trying to import my outlook.pst into thunderbird, but it seems my computer has to have outlook running on the computer to do this import. I have the outlook.pst file, can't I just point thunderbird ...
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using thunderbird for email, importing my old outlook emails, can I run 2 files at once?

I am using gmail for email for a long time, so I downloaded thunderbird to backup my gmail emails. I use thunderbird to search for emails etc. On another computer I imported all my old outlook ...
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Export Email from Thunderbird to Microsoft Outlook

Export Mail from Thunderbird to Microsoft Outlook There is no default export feature in the application