On 31/07/2013, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote:
> on 2013-07-31 12:47 mike wilson wrote
>> I seem to remember that there should be some option for
>> setting messages that are sent to mail lists to show.  But it doesn't
>> appear to be there.  Anyone any idea where I should be looking?
>
> Google thinks it's helping you:
>
> <https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6588?topic=1564>
>
> this is a bug, not a feature, but arguing with Google is pointless, so just
>
> hack around it; if you create a filter to label mail from the list:
>
> Matches: list: (<pdml_pdml.net.pdml.net>)
> Do this: Skip Inbox, Apply label "pdml"
>
> all list messages, including yours, should appear in that label (aka
> mailbox);
> if for some reason that doesn't work, add a criterion to the filter to also
>
> label your messages sent to the list:
>
> matches: to: (<[email protected]>)
>
>
>> If not, does anyone have any idea about manually importing old data
>> into Thunderbird?  I went from XP to Ubuntu - the auto import does not
>> want to work and if I try to import the address book file and inbox
>> folder manually, it stops T'bird working.  If I had any wit at all, I
>> would be at the end of it.
>
> without more info the question is too broad; it really depends on the form
> of
> the original email data; if it's on an IMAP server, simply point Thunderbird
> at
> that account (you can have multiple email accounts in TBird), and possibly
> copy
> it to your Gmail account or a local folder; if it's stored in local email
> files, it will help to know what format (mbox, maildir, some corruption
> thereof, something else?); with a handle on that you should be able to
> google
> up some resources, but the answer may be here:
>
> <http://kb.mozillazine.org/Importing_and_exporting_your_mail>

Thanks for that.  I'm up to my pits with life at the moment but in a
week or so I may have time to try the above.

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