Thunderbird Portable

Having just returned to using an email client (used webmail for a while) i'd be grateful if someone could suggest how often one should backup the files. Also having read a couple of posts on losing messages [usually due to inbox getting too large] - what is the SAFE limit to go to. I remember my inbox in Eudora crashing several years ago.

Sorry if this is listed in their help file but i couldn't see it.

thanks

hi guys,
just switching over from 'the other' email client.
i would really like to be able to view my address book in the bottom left corner of the main window, like 'the other' email client but i cant seem to get it to go there.
i hope there is a way to do it and that the BIG open space there can be used for something and is not just a big open space.
i know its just pedantics but it would really help me to make the switch and toss the other muppets for good!!
dan

Is there a way to add a password for outgoing SMTP servers? I use a service for my Treo and I'd like to use this same service for my outgoing Thunderbird mail, but there is no ability to add passwords for outgoing mail - or am I insane?

Hi!

Can anybody tell me how I can hide all the header data except for "subject", "from", "date", and "to" from the panel above the message without collapsing it?

I found that TBP seems to work fine. I use AVG as a virus scanner and as it downloads mail so quickly i'm wondering if it is scanning for viruses. How can one be sure - AVG used to leave a printed message at the base of each email which i don't get anymore.

Virus scanning used to slow up downloading mail even with broadband.

thanks

Is it possible to use PTB in IMAP mode, download all content for offline use, but *not* have it syncronize? (ie - delete from PTB any emails that have been deleted from the server?)

I have users who normally use webmail, and have created multiple folders and filters via the web interface. Now they would like to archive to PTB, and then remove the original emails from the server *without* deleting them from PTB as well.

Hi,

Some times when I start my Thunderbird Portable a message appear asking me if I want to update the apps.
Can I accept the update?

Thx

I am at a loss as to what to do here. I have found some threads on this issue but am still stuck. The email and settings etc are all stored in the default locations. The profile settings say this:

[ThunderbirdPortableSettings]
LastProfileDirectory=G:\PortableApps\ThunderbirdPortable\Data\profile
AgreedToLicense=YES

I am shutting down Thunderbird Portable and then trying to safely remove the USB device. Even though I wait until the light has stopped blinking, frequently it won't let me safely remove it!

Also, when I insert back my USB device again, Thunderbird Portable have corrupted and all my mail are gone!

I suspect that Thunderbird Portable and/or another app is not closing completely so Windows XP is not capable of safely finish all its operations on the drive.

Can anybody help me with this?

After carefully reading
https://portableapps.com/support/thunderbird_portable#recommended

I still haven't been able to get TBP working with my yahoo account. I tried it with my inbox.com email address and it worked fine.

I noticed some people in a posting said it doesn't need the extension yahoo-1-1-16.xpi. Was this for standard yahoo webmail or the PLUS! account. With/without xpi i don't seem to be able to get it to work.