I will make it unanimous but does anyone have any hints when running thunderbird for linux AFA spam settings and anti virus in security? Do you guys change a lot of setting in general? I did change Account- Server - leave messages on server - until I delete them.
Interesting. I didn't know this. I thought if you wanted a Netscape-like browser by Mozilla with Mail integrated, you would get SeaMonkey. From what I understand now, Firefox + Thunderbird achieves about the same thing, I think? That's cool.I've used it since (was it incorporated into Netscape 1995? I don't remember) then it morphed into Neoplanet, then into Mozilla where the integrated browser and email client were split into the separate Thunderbird and Firefox.
Thunderbird and Outlook are really different types of products.another vote for Thunderbird. because its not some MS bloatware it does the job very well and its free.
I just don't like the idea of all my personal emails being out there in the cloud where they're accessible by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc., not to mention hackers.
Not sure about other webmails, but on my hotmail account, I didn't log on for about 6 months in 2010 and they deleted the account because of this. The email name was "available" again, so I just re-created an account with the same name. Then in 2012 someone complained that I didn't answer their email in 2 years, yeah... that's because hotmail deleted my account and all my messages! lol. I noticed this again later with a few other hotmail accounts I created as well, if you don't log in for about 6 months... they remove it and all the emails sent to it. What is still kept in the cloud after they delete the account and make the name available again, I'm not sure, I'm guessing nothing (as they probably delete inactive accounts to save space) but you never know.I'm probably the least technical person reading this thread. But I thought that the major webmail sites keep your email forever. Even if you delete them. So aren't they still in the cloud somewhere?
Thanks Lxskllr !I'm probably the least technical person reading this thread. But I thought that the major webmail sites keep your email forever. Even if you delete them. So aren't they still in the cloud somewhere?
Non-rhetorical question. If I were to use Thunderbird, would I have to retain passwords on Firefox? Currently all my web passwords are not remembered.
Yes, your account is disabled, but those emails are retained for a certain amount of time for legal reasons, and if these companies are like any other major companies, they're not going out of their way to purge seven year old backups, so odds are your emails are still sitting on a tape backup locked in a closet somewhere. The bottom line is unless you're running your own exchange server out of your house, your emails are still out there and there's nothing you can do about it.Not sure about other webmails, but on my hotmail account, I didn't log on for about 6 months in 2010 and they deleted the account because of this. The email name was "available" again, so I just re-created an account with the same name. Then in 2012 someone complained that I didn't answer their email in 2 years, yeah... that's because hotmail deleted my account and all my messages! lol. I noticed this again later with a few other hotmail accounts I created as well, if you don't log in for about 6 months... they remove it and all the emails sent to it. What is still kept in the cloud after they delete the account and make the name available again, I'm not sure, I'm guessing nothing (as they probably delete inactive accounts to save space) but you never know.
You can configure Thunderbird not to remember it if you wish. Who is your email provider now?
I spend a majority of my computing time in hotspots, so not leaving my passwords on my browser is a security measure for an unsecured habit. As for the email providers, I use hotmail, gmail and yahoo. Different accounts for different reasons.
The more I think about it, there is little to be gained for me by using Thunderbird.