[libreoffice-users] Re: Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

On 2/28/16 9:40 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
> On 2/28/2016 11:21 AM, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
> <webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:
> > The only thing about Thunderbird, for me right now, was the "chore" it
> > was to to switch systems when the one it was on, since 2010, is now down
> > for repairs.
>
> That is simple - you just copy the %appdata%\Thunderbird (on Windows)
> folder to the new system.

If you're using Windows.  And if the two platforms are different, you 
may break an add-on.

> > It was not geared for syncing your email between two or
> > more systems - i.e. desktop, laptop, and maybe tablet - according to
> > everything I have read.
>
> No fat (desktop) email client is designed to do that. That is what IMAP
> is for.
>
> When using IMAP, starting from scratch, is simple (just add the accounts
> back in), and as long as you use IMAP on all systems, mail is always in
> sync, because all changes happen server side.
>
> > I do not really think we should to bundle Thunderbird with LibreOffice,
>
> Agreed, it should always be a separate install...
>
> One question I have is, in what way(s) could or should TB better
> integrate with Libreoffice, other than maybe a simple (e)mail merge
> function?


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Ken
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Firefox 44.0
Thunderbird 38.0.1
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     and it's gone!"


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