Re: [LUG] Thunderbird problem

[Julian Hall <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Henry Bremridge wrote:

> I find on a win98se box it is essential to uninstall the open source 
> software before installing the new upgraded version. (Needless to say 
> the uninstall gives the option of leaving all the email boxes etc 
> behind). This has been my experience with thunderbird, firefox and 
> open office 

I was updating on my Linux box. It took exception to T'bird 1.0's 
default setting of all mail going into the same Inbox seeing as each 
mail account previously had separate mailboxes.  Luckily I'd backed up 
the Mail folder before the upgrade.  Even so it was a lot of messing 
about to get it straight, I think I lost the majority of my Address 
Book, and I'll be a few days/weeks/months getting the filters straight.

On the plus side, for people with minimal mail usage it has a *GREAT* 
filter for Spam.  "If Sender is not in Address Book, delete from 
server".  Automatic white list with delete of *all* spam :)

The downside is that most of the mailing lists I subscribe to won't be 
compatible with that.  What I mean is that for the filtering to work, 
the same From: address has to be presented every time.  Unfortunately 
most mailing lists give the From: address as the original sender.  I'm 
*not* criticising at all.... hell I wouldn't know the first thing about 
setting up a mailing list.  However it is an unfortunate side-effect 
that either I would have to add everyone likely to post to all the lists 
to my Address Book (which would be a neat trick in precognition to know 
before a mail was received who the sender would be ;) ), or I lose all 
the mailing lists, or I keep deleting all the spam by hand.

Quick question to Alex et al.  Is it possible/ how much grief would it 
be, to modify the mailing list so that, for example, the From: is always 
'list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'?

Kind regards,

Julian

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