Mac OS X tips - Thunderbird: Difference between revisions
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== Setting Thunderbird as default mail client == | == Setting Thunderbird as default mail client == | ||
In Panther, Apple seems to have dumped the Internet | In Panther, Apple seems to have dumped the Internet panel in System Preferences, where you used to be able to set the default browser, mail reader, etc. You can select Thunderbird as the default mail client in the preferences for Mail.app; after that you need never use it again. ;) | ||
== Setting Thunderbird as default news reader == | |||
You can use Classic's Internet control panel to set this. [Is there a better way??] | |||
== Importing local folders from Mail == | == Importing local folders from Mail == | ||
There is not (yet?) a formal import tool, but you can do it manually: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040401075611985 | There is not (yet?) a formal import tool, but you can do it manually: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040401075611985 | ||
Revision as of 21:07, 10 May 2004
Setting Thunderbird as default mail client
In Panther, Apple seems to have dumped the Internet panel in System Preferences, where you used to be able to set the default browser, mail reader, etc. You can select Thunderbird as the default mail client in the preferences for Mail.app; after that you need never use it again. ;)
Setting Thunderbird as default news reader
You can use Classic's Internet control panel to set this. [Is there a better way??]
Importing local folders from Mail
There is not (yet?) a formal import tool, but you can do it manually: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040401075611985
