Thunderbird vs Mail

Hi, I was wanting opinions on Thunderbird vs Mail I have tried Thunderbird this week and actually seems to be running quite well... Does anyone use Thunderbird instead of Mail and does it have benefits? Or is it easier to use Mail to work with Address Book and iCal?

I use ThunderBird when I'm using Windows but Mail when I'm using a Mac. Thunderbird is a pretty decent application but it isn't a Mac friendly program. By Mac friendly I mean that it doesn't use Services and it has its own contact manager rather than using Address Book. These are two serious flaws as far as I'm concerned since they impede the workflow that I'd developed over the years. However, if Thunderbird ever did become more Mac friendly I'd certainly consider using it. It is a solid performer.

Similar Messages

How can I get a thunderbird e-mail address?

I have been trying to set up a thunderbird e-mail and I can't figure out how to do it ?

By the way, there's a specific support site for Thunderbird which is going to have a lot more detail than this Firefox support site. That's over here:
https://support.mozillamessaging.com/

How to add a shortcut in Firefox to open Thunderbird E.mail program

What I need to know is how to add a shortcut link so I can open Thunderbird E.mail program while using Firefox. the same as you can open Outlook Express while using MS Internet Explorer by clicking the MAIL button, In other words is there a link to the E.mail program frn within Firefox.

Install the GetMail extension to add that feature to Firefox. <br />
http://webdesigns.ms11.net/getmail.html

Can Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 use my Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail program sharing photos by e-mail?

I want to send e-mails with attached photos using my Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail program. Is that possible with Adobe Photoshop Elements 12?

Hi,
Please refer the thread http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1056319
-Harshit yadav

Importing mailboxes from Thunderbird to mail

I'm trying to Importing mailboxes from Thunderbird to mail. All it seems to do is import some, how do I get it to import all from Thunderbird.

Two ways to go...
1st...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Tiger Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it finishes.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.
2nd...
Get Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
After installing, Reboot holding down CMD+s, (+s), then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
The 5 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.

Can't type anything on thunderbird e-mail, address, subject, body, etc...

nothing happens when I type in address, subject, body text, etc.. on thunderbird e-mail .. Keyboard works fine on every other sites, home page, search, etc...

given your using an ancient version of Firefox, what version of Thunderbird are you using?

Moving email files from OSX thunderbird to Mail

how can i safely migrate email files from Thunderbird to Mail...both are running under OSX 10.10 Thunderbird?

Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V, then press return.
A folder window will open. Inside it there should be files with names as follows:
Envelope Index
ExternalUpdates.storedata
Move those files to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have longer names that begin as above. Move those files, if any, to the Trash.
Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is damaged and that Mail has to quit. Click OK. Typically, the process takes a few minutes, but it may take hours if you have gigantic mailboxes. In that case, you may be able to speed things up by temporarily adding your home folder to the Privacy list in the Spotlight preference pane. Remove it when Mail has finished importing.
Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the files you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, post your results.

Fail to import emails from Thunderbird to Mail app

hello !
I'm trying to switch from Thunderbird to Mail app, but Mail app is loosing abt 80% of my email while importing them from Thunderbird. I have a POP3 email account, set to delete copies from server and abt 15 GB of emails (with lots of folders) which I need to import from Thunderbird.
what I already tried:
- import option of Mail app
- created mbox files
- installed Eudora Mailbox Cleaner ( it doesn't work with Yosemite)
is there any solution ? thank you in advance !

no chance to solve it ?

Questions about Changing from Thunderbird to Mail

Hi,
I recently switched over from Thunderbird from Mail. I'm liking the experience, however there are a few things I can't figure out how to replicate. If anyone could tell me how to do the following I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
Hunter
How to label/tag/mark messages with colors
How to enlarge/change toolbar icons
How to add blank line before quoted message
Gmail address book lack of syncing (it stopped syncing a while back for me)

Welcome to the Discussions.
For starters, Go to Mail>Preferences..
Tab through general, accounts, viewing etc.
Here you should be able to play around for label/tag/mark with colors.
Another way to tag messages is to 'flag' them. Message>mark>flag
Also, check out view>customize tool bar...
Play around a bit and see what you find suitable and equivalent. Post back here for more info/tweaks once you are more familiar with the preferences.
Message was edited by: Meherally

Wer kennt sich aus beim umzug von thunderbird auf mail

hallo,
ich versuche verzweifelt, meine Mails von Thunderbird in "mail" zu übertragen. Mit der Importfunktion habe ich es versucht, aber es werden nicht alle Mails übertragen, mansche Ordner sind leer.
Wer kann mir weiterhelfen?
gruß detelf

Moin traktor,
ich habe (hatte) dasselbe Problem. Gelöst: Library Preferences adobe "Adobe Photoshop (CC) Settings" gelöscht.
Nicht die .plist
Danach sind natürlich alle Einstellungen und Aktionen weg, dafür geht die Stapelverarbeitung wieder.
Hatte ebenfalls die Sache mit dem TimeMachineBackup ;-)

Need ical to send email notices to Thunderbird not Mail...

Hi, when I setup email notices for reminders in ical it sends them to Mail instead of sending them to Thunderbird which is my default email client. Any suggestions on how to make this happen would be great... thank you

soilsenasuil,
Have you chosen Thunderbird to be your default mail client in Mail...>Preferences...>General>Default email reader:? Also make sure that the "Send new messages from:" in Mail>Preferences...>Composing...uses the correct email address.
Additionally any accounts listed in Mail should have the Mail>Preferences...>Accounts>Advanced>"Enable this account" deselected.
;~)

How can I switch from Thunderbird to Mail without losing existing messages?

I began using Thunderbird when I got my first iMac because I had been using it on my Windows PC.
Now I am tired of dealng with the duelling Address Books (the OS X Address Book and the multiple Address Books within Thunderbird).
So, I would like to stop using Thunderbird (and remove it from my iMac), but want to retain all the messages currently in the various Inboxes, Sent boxes, Archives, etc. in Thunderbird...
Is there any easy way to do this? (I know I could save all the messages as files and - presumably - open them with Mail, but there are a lot of messages).

Hello, how to import T-bird to Mail...
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20050402143519725

Why can't I print embedded images in a Thunderbird E-mail? I just get blank boxes for the images.

I am a copyeditor who receives feedback from my clients re: manuscripts I have edited. They will often sent e-mails that include small screen captures from parts of their style guide or screen captures of the proof that is in question (small sections, like a paragraph or an equation, or a header that needs to be coded/styled differently for HTML). Now, I can see these fine in the e-mail, but when I go to print them out for my reference binder, the embedded images don't print.
Mozilla, I need these to print; they are quite important to my job.
To keep my e-mail from becoming too bloated, I save these important style issue e-mails into a folder on my desktop I call "Print out for binder", queuing them for the day I can print a bunch of them out and arrange them according to subject matter.
Problem is, they are useless if they don't include these illustrative screen captures; blank boxes are worthless to the context.
It is not my printer that is the problem. if I receive a Word doc with these screen captures, they print fine. But if I try to print from T-Bird, no go. Help. (I can't save these e-mails as Word docs either, which might solve the problem; the only options in T-Bird are "Save as file" or "Save as template".)
Thunderbird is a powerful e-mail program, and one I have been using for over a decade. Why can't it perform this function? Please help. Or point me to an add-on. I haven't been able to find one that addresses this seemingly straightforward, common, and simple problem.

When you select File(or AppMenu/Print)/Print Preview, do the images appear? Do the images print if you check 'Print background (colors & images)' under File/Page Setup? I don't have any problems printing a message with an embedded image, at least to an xps file.
I devised a workaround that might help, failing a real solution: install [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/unmht/ unMHT] in both TB and Firefox, and then File/Save As MHT in TB. Open the mht file in Firefox, and Print.

Where are Thunderbird e-mail files stored on my computer?

I have read the suggested articles and followed the instructions as best I can, but I still cannot figure out how to get to profile (the path revealed in "Troubleshooting Information," by clicking "show folder," was not what I found on my computer---one element in the supposed path, "AppData," simply was not there in the tree) unless I somehow missed a hidden clue. Furthermore, even if I manage to get to profile, I still don't comprehend how to move my e-mail files from there to a location on my computer that is easy to get to and to back up along with all my other data files.
Perhaps my level of knowledge is too modest here because the assumption is that I know more than I actually do know. If that is the case, I apologize, but that does not resolve the issue. I wonder why the folders containing e-mails are not placed in an obvious and handy location to begin with, but that of course is a different matter.
But right now, all I want to do is to (1) get to profile, (2) understand how to back up the actual profile (or profiles, if I ever have more than one, which I don't quite understand, either), and (3) comprehend how to separate out and move the e-mail files/folders located there to an easily accessible and obvious (to me) location. I would greatly appreciate some basic-level instruction on this.
(I might mention that because it did not meet my needs generally, and also because it was most inconveniently down periodically, otherwise difficult to use far too frequently, and administered with shockingly scant attention to customer satisfaction despite its full-bore commercial nature, I abandoned AT&T/Yahoo web mail for a computer-resident POP client. I chose Thunderbird on the recommendation of a knowledgeable friend. I had used Outlook with relatively good success quite some time ago but have a fundamental aversion to patronizing Microsoft when I do not absolutely have to do so. That is why I am trying with much energy to get Thunderbird to work for me with some reasonable degree of convenience and functionality.)
Thank you.

''re: A folder-copy isn't easy to read,''
Only if you need to read a specific email as emails are not stored in separate .eml files. They are stored in mbox files which look like a long text document containing emails written one after the other in the order downloaded. But for backing up and reinstalling a Profle which contains all your data, it is stored exactly as required for reinstalling. It also stores all your preferences and account details and so on - eg: address books.
''re: if its not compressed it also includes all deleted files.''
What gnospen actually means is 'compacted' not compressed. They are two entirely different things which should not be confused. You can easily empty the Deleted and Junk folders and then compact all your folders before backing up. This resolves this if it is of a concern to you.
As gnospen says, ImportExportTools is an excellent tool for backing up emails - not your Profile, not your account settings and preferences and not your address books.
You can choose to use to store emails as separate .eml files or HTML or plain text format or as a single text file or pdf format or export the entire folder in mbox format with or with subfolders.
If you want to use ImportExportTools, Thunderbird needs to running, I would advise you go into Offline mode whilst backing up as you do not want your folders synchronising whilst performing this task.
Here is a link to ImportExporttools addon:
* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/
I suppose what you need to determine is what do you want to backup.
I would advise, if you want all your prefernces, account settings, address books and emails saved in one go, then copy the Profile to create a backup or use MozBackup tool.
If you only want to backup emails then use ImportExportTools addon tool.
If not backing up your entire profile, but you do want to keep a backup of address books then you can go to Address Book and select the address book, then Tools > Export as either LDIF or comma separated .csv file.
Note: comma separated .csv files can be opened by other programs such as Excel and can also be easily imported into any email client or back into Thunderbird.

How can I import address books from Thunderbird to Mail?

I had to use Thunderbird for all my Mail, because I cannot import about 10 different e-mail address lists with a total of about 300
addresses (contacts) into the Mail application nor into the Contacts Application. Every other e-mail application, and every server
supports imports like this.
Apple appears to have no solution either. On Apple Support site for Mail and Contacts, it says "Support temporarily not available"
and said so for weeks. I tried to import into Contacts, using Thunderbird address book files converted to ..Idif format and Contacts
imported them import without any fuzz. The folders appeared in Contacts as sub-folder the same name I had in the export files.
After the import I quit both Mail and Contacts and restarted my MacbookAir, it runs on OS 10.8.5., Mail is version 6.6.
I opened up Mail and the new sub-folders were listed in its Address Book window, However when I clicked ao any of them, they
would not open. I opened the Contacts application, and the folders were still there but when I tried to open the they were empty.
Is there a way to import those addresses, so they will show up?

Thanks for trying to help but .mbox is used for mailboxes, not address lists (Contacts).
I understand that Apple Mail and Contacts use .csv files for their lists, and I was able to
import my first Contact List using that type of File, but then was only table to get the name
the content of one List imported.
Last thing I tried, I used my Webmail Server which can import all address books (Contacts) and
export them across all sorts of different e-mail applications (they list about 10 different types)
and yes, the only missing is Apple Mail.
Looks like I am stuck with having to use Thunderbird, because I Mail will not import my
Contacts.

Thunderbird vs Mail

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for