Tag: Thunderbird

  • Changing Default Browser for Links in Thunderbird

    Changing Default Browser for Links in Thunderbird

    I just reformatted my computer (I try to do that about once a year) to Kubuntu 25.04. That meant setting up Thunderbird (version 128.10.0esr) with my email again. I use Firefox as my default browser (because it respects privacy), but install Chromium as a backup for the occasional website that doesn’t work very well with…

  • Long Term Storage of Gmail/Email using Mozilla’s Thunderbird (on Linux)

    Long Term Storage of Gmail/Email using Mozilla’s Thunderbird (on Linux)

    I have email going back to 2003. There have been times when I have actually benefited from my email archive. Several times, I have gone back 5 or more years to look for a specific email and my archive has saved me. However, my current approach to backing up my email is, let’s say, a…

  • transferring some email between Gmail accounts using Thunderbird

    I have several Gmail accounts for various reasons.  Occasionally I have the need to transfer emails between the accounts.  The only way to transfer just some email between Gmail accounts is to use a desktop email client, like Thunderbird, Evolution, or KMail.  Unfortunately, the process isn’t all that straightforward and can be quite confusing at…