most grateful thanks!
this was the problem and although i've never done something like this
before: thanks tou your very exact and precise discribtion it worked out!
regards,
mhf
Dan Parent wrote:
> Which version of mozilla are you running? If you're running 0.9.6 there
> is a known problem with it not rememberring your selection (I don't
> recall the bug number off hand). What you have to do is edit the
> prefs.js manually in order for the pref to be rememberred. The line is
> as follows:
>
> user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fcc_folder",
> "imap:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/INBOX/Sent");
>
> That is assuming you've created a folder called Sent on the server,
> which it sounds like you have. To setup drafts and templates use the
> following lines in your prefs.js file:
>
> user_pref("mail.identity.id1.draft_folder",
> "imap:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/INBOX/Drafts");
> user_pref("mail.identity.id1.stationery_folder",
> "imap:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/INBOX/Templates");
>
> (of course you have to create these folders yourself just like the sent
> folder).
>
> One other thing, make sure mozilla isn't running when you edit the
> prefs.js file, otherwise you'll lose your changes when it shuts down.
>
> Dan
>
> michael h. fischer wrote:
>
>> Dan Parent wrote:
>>
>>> The exact same thing is true if you're using Courier IMAP as your
>>> IMAP server. All folders are children of INBOX with that server as
>>> well. Choosing "Other:" and choosing your Sent folder from the drop
>>> down list is the only way to go about it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> this is what i thought, too, but i tried what you recommendend before,
>> to explicitly define the right folder, but no success.
>>
>> the mozilla.mailing application keeps forgeting the definition of
>> the folder whenever i com back to it.
>>
>> is this a result of the mailer to validate the folder first an
>> reset the definitions if it doesn't find the specified folder
>> or the required accessibility-rights?
>>
>
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the box said: for win2k or better! so i installed linux!
