You might want to try using "tsocks" for this - it will wrap thunderbird via dynamic library loading into using a SOCKS proxy.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/481281 Title: thunderbird cannot use socks proxy Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: thunderbird Thunderbird seems not to be able to use SOCK proxies even though they are listed as an option. In some cases this means denial of access. In other cases it means choosing between and insecure network connection and denial of access. Firefox can use SOCKS5 proxies and Thunderbird has a very similar preferences dialog. When configured with the same proxy settings that work just fine for Firefox, Thunderbird gives and error message: "Failed to connect to server ...." The proxy settings can be found: Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Network&Disk Space->Connection->Manual Proxy Configuration->SOCKS ... $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release: 9.10 $ apt-cache policy thunderbird thunderbird: Installed: 2.0.0.23+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.0.0.23+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.0.0.23+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/481281/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
