{"id":505,"date":"2012-02-03T22:39:02","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T22:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulgurney.com\/whats_new_blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2012-02-17T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T18:48:37","slug":"mac-users-configuring-new-mail-accounts-in-thunderbird-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulgurney.com\/whats_new_blog\/2012\/02\/mac-users-configuring-new-mail-accounts-in-thunderbird-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac Users: Configuring new Mail Accounts in Thunderbird 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Creating a new Account for which you want to use the Global Inbox<\/h2>\n

When you create a new POP mail account in Thunderbird, the Account Wizard may ask if you want to use the Global Inbox<\/strong> for that account. If it does that (and you want a global inbox), check that feature. If it doesn’t ask (recent versions don’t) then you need to select “Global Inbox (Local Folders account)” in Preferences -> Advanced<\/strong> -> Config Editor<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

Try to do that before Thunderbird checks for new mail to avoid complications.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you often create new accounts, you can set the default in the Account Wizard by setting the preference<\/a> :<\/p>\n

mail.accountwizard.deferstorage<\/code><\/p>\n

to<\/p>\n

true<\/code><\/p>\n

(to check the box by default), or false<\/code> (to clear the box by default).<\/p>\n

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In a new Thunderbird profile this preference does not exist initially, so you must create it as a new Boolean preference<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the Mac, right-click in the editing window, and choose “New…”<\/p>\n

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Changing the Global Inbox setting for an existing account<\/h2>\n

To change the Global Inbox setting for an existing account, you need to follow three simple steps.<\/p>\n

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Change the destination Inbox<\/h3>\n

Go to “Tools -> Account Settings<\/a> -> Server Settings” and click on the “Advanced” button. A dialog box will then pop open.<\/p>\n

To set the account to use the Global Inbox, select “Global Inbox (Local Folders Account)” and click “OK”.<\/p>\n

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Important<\/strong>: if the account already has messages in the Inbox or other folders, you should copy or move these messages into Local Folders before<\/strong> setting the account to use the Global Inbox. If you don’t copy or move the messages into Local Folders and you set the account to use the Global Inbox, the account will no longer be displayed in the folders pane and you will not be able to access those messages unless you go back and undo the Global Inbox setting.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

To set the account to not use the Global Inbox, select either “Inbox for this server’s account” or “Inbox for different account” and click “OK”.<\/p>\n

Check settings for other folders and filters<\/h3>\n

After you have changed the account’s setting for which Inbox to use, see if any of the following need to be changed:<\/p>\n

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