Moderated Getting account information from Thunderbird
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Dave Durber
Hello Everyone:
I need to set up Thunderbird on 2 additional
computers. An account is set up in Thunderbird on a third computer. How do I get
into the area of Thundrbird to get the account information from the original
Thunderbird, so I can set up the same account for the other 2 instances of
thunderbird.
Dave
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Dave,
The Tools menu, export option on the source machine, and import option on the target machine. ALT + T followed by X or M, respectively. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045 If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy. ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian |
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Dave Durber
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Brian:
I went over to my friend's house yesterday to see
if I could access the account settings, in order to make note of all the
information for the account and store the
information in a file.
I used ALT+T, to get into the "Tools" menu then, somehow, I got into the
area which holds the information for the account. I was able to get the SMTP
information, such as the name for the account, the email address, the smtp
server name, and the smtp port address. However, I was not able to get access to
the Imap information, therefore, I needd to get that information to add to the
file. I tabbed through the window without locating the information but, I could
not locate it.
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Dave,
ALT + T, S [Tools Menu, Server Settings] gets you to the place where you can review each and every server setting, and others, for each and every account you have. The one with IMAP or POP information comes first under the account name in the Server Settings Pane. At the end of all of that are the Local Folders followed by the Outgoing Server settings. This is using Thunderbird 102.4.2, 32-bit. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045 If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy. ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian |
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Dave Durber
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Brian:
I am not sure what the version number of
Thunderbird he has installed. I am going to his house on Friday. I will check
before using your suggestions. Thank you for all your help.
Dave
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Dave Durber
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Brian:
If I export the email settings from Thunderbird to
a file, do you know if the information contained in the file is readable in a
program such as Notepad?
Dave
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Dave,
Given that the export function can handle gigabytes of data, and includes messages, etc., for importation elsewhere, I'd say the probability of these files being readable by a text editor is very, very slim indeed. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045 If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy. ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian |
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K0LNY
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I know that in Microsoft's account export files,
there are no messages involved, just what is needed to set up an account, like
iMap or POP, username and account settings.
If it can be read by a text editor, I know the
password would not be readable.
Glenn ----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Getting account information from
Thunderbird Given that the export function can handle gigabytes of data, and includes messages, etc., for importation elsewhere, I'd say the probability of these files being readable by a text editor is very, very slim indeed. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build
19045 If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy. ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian |
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Dave Durber
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Glenn:
I already have the user name and password for the
account, it is the rest of the information I need from the account to store in
the file.
Dave
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K0LNY
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Well if it is just account setup info and not all
the eMails, it wouldn't hurt to try to read the exported file with notepad or
even try opening it in Excel.
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From: Dave Durber
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2022 5:22 AM
Subject: Re: Getting account information from
Thunderbird Glenn:
I already have the user name and password for the
account, it is the rest of the information I need from the account to store in
the file.
Dave
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On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 06:22 AM, Dave Durber wrote:
I already have the user name and password for the account,- Then you pretty much have what you need to initially set up an account on the vast majority of modern email clients. I can't remember the last time I manually entered server information, as most email clients now rely on huge databases they access based on the domain name in the email address, and can "fill in the blanks" all by themselves. If you want that information, a web search on the service provider and "email settings" or "email server settings" tends to turn up a help page, or pages, regarding manual setup. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045 If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy. ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian |
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