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Thunderbird email client

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J Dawg

Post Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:47 pm

Thunderbird email client

I have, as of today, started using Thunderbird to collect my hotmail and gmail messages. It was somewhat difficult to configure, but works fine now. My question is, can you import the address book from hotmail into thunderbird? The only possible way i see now is to send a message with all 'contact information' attatched, load that into my parents' outlook address book (wich already has dozens of entries), then import the outlook address book into Thunderbird and sort out whose are whose. Ideas anyone?

H.Q. Victor

Post Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:05 pm

I Think you can, under tools. Will have to check when I get home. I love it for Gmail. Even gives me the weather.

Update. When you have Tbird open, click on tools/addressbook then click on tools again in the address book area/Import

The file types are .LDIF, .Tab, .txt, .Csv Save them from what other book you have them in. You can also import from Outlook and express.

Edited by - Finalday on 12/27/2004 4:02:42 PM

J Dawg

Post Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:07 pm

I just have them online with hotmail, so how's that work? When I open the contact information file (.vcf) it default opens it with the outlook address book thingy, but i'd like to keep that uninvolved if at all possible.

Fear Factor

Post Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:16 pm

Thunderbird's and OutlookX's address books has been causing me headaches. Both are great clients, but why are their address books so sucky? why can't I organize my contacts into groups by simple drag-and-drop? can anybody help?

H.Q. Victor

Post Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:29 am

FF, for a group use see Link

For other FAQ, Link

Edited by - Finalday on 12/28/2004 5:29:39 AM

J Dawg

Post Tue Dec 28, 2004 10:26 pm

Just realized now: I can recieve messages, but can't send them. In case it matters, i'm using a utility called FreePoPs to interface thunderbird with hotmail/gmail. It generates an SMTP server error every time. right now its just set to 'localhost' on port 2000 as per the settings provided in the freepops tutorial- It also mentioned something about using your ISP's smtp server; i have the name but not the correct port :-(
Edit: Problem now solved... had the incorrect user name set for the gmail smtp server - thank's Finalday for your information on that in your thunderbird thread from a few days back.

Edited by - J Dawg on 12/29/2004 8:37:31 AM

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