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Thunderbird Error Messages

November 6th, 2008 · No Comments

thunderbird-logoI frequently see two errors while using the Thunderbird email client. The first is:

There was an error truncating the Inbox after filtering a message folder to (folder name). You may need to shutdown Thunderbird and delete INBOX.msf “

Needless to say,…

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Export Thunderbird Address Book to Gmail

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Export Thunderbird to GmailI’ve always had a bit of a hybrid setup for email, and I suspect you’re the same. Various legacy email accounts from defunct or abandoned ISPs and old jobs you rarely check but don’t want to abandon just in case…

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Import Your Contacts into GMail

November 23rd, 2007 · 30 Comments

Import contacts into Google Mail

I’ve been using the Thunderbird email client for a couple of years now, prior to that I was using Pegasus Mail, but sometimes I’d prefer to be able to access my email online without having to worry about a program…

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How to Spot a Phishing Scam

November 14th, 2007 · 12 Comments

There are almost as many phishing scams as there are phish in the sea…don’t get caught out, if you’re caught hook, line, and sinker, you could lose a lot more than a few scales. Phishing scams involve stealing credit card details,…

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Google Desktop Thunderbird

October 29th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Download Thunderbird

Some time ago, I noticed that Google Desktop Search (GDS) was no longer indexing my Thunderbird emails. It suddenly dawned on me while trying to find a whole bunch of messages that I knew for a fact I had received…

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