I wanted a backup of my Thunderbird data on my Debian desktop, and I created it like this:
jj5@tact:~$ tar -c -f jj5-.thunderbird.tgz --use-compress-program='pigz -p 7 --best' .thunderbird
I wanted a backup of my Thunderbird data on my Debian desktop, and I created it like this:
jj5@tact:~$ tar -c -f jj5-.thunderbird.tgz --use-compress-program='pigz -p 7 --best' .thunderbird
So I found this:
Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Config Editor…
mail.server.default.check_all_folders_for_new = true
Then I installed the Akonadi console:
root@tact:/home/jj5# apt-get install akonadiconsole
I opened it from K -> Applications -> Development -> Akonadi Management and Debugging Console.
Then in it I selected Agents -> Local Folders.
Then I changed: /home/jj5/.local/share/akonadi_maildir_resource_0 to my ‘important’ Thunderbird ImapMail directory.
I’m trying to figure out how to get my Thunderbird to use Maildir instead of Mbox so my backups are less data intensive.
I opened about:config via Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Config Editor…
Then I changed “mail.serverDefaultStoreContractID” from “@mozilla.org/msgstore/berkeleystore;1” to “@mozilla.org/msgstore/maildirstore;1”.
Everything is easy when you know how!
On Debian Jessie (testing) the default ‘Send as Email Attachment’ context menu item uses KMail, and only KMail, even if you’ve configured your desktop to use Icedove (Thunderbird) as your default mail client.
So you can remove the broken ‘Send as Email Attachment’ from Dolphin by opening Dolphin then:
Settings -> Configure Dolphin… -> Services -> uncheck ‘Send as Email Attachment’
Then to create a replacement feature that uses Icedove edit:
~/.kde/share/kd4/share/icedove_attachment.desktop
And enter:
[Desktop Entry] Type=Service Actions=attachToEmail Encoding=UTF-8 ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin,all/allfiles ExcludeServiceTypes=application/x-iso,kdedevice/*,inode/directory [Desktop Action attachToEmail] Exec=icedove -compose "attachment='$(echo %F | sed 's/\\ \\//,\\/\\//g')'" Name=Attach to Icedove Name[it]=Invia E-mail con Icedove Name[es]=Enviar adjunto con Icedove Name[de]=Als Anhang mit Icedove verschicken Name[pt]=Anexar ao Icedove E-mail Name[pt_BR]=Enviar arquivo(s) como anexo(s) Name[fr]=Envoyer avec Icedove Name[nl]=Voeg toe als bijlage aan Icedove Name[pl]=Wyślij jako załącznik Icedove Name[ru]=Отправить с помощью Icedove Name[cz]=Odeslat jako přílohu Icedove Icon=/usr/lib/icedove/chrome/icons/default/default16.png
And make sure your .desktop file is executable:
$ chmod +x ~/.kde/share/kd4/share/icedove_attachment.desktop
Found a Thunderbird plugin which can import and export mail filters: Thunderbird Message Filter Import/Export Enhanced.