No extension needed. You need to go to the settings page on Gmail and enable IMAP, there's a link from the settings page with instructions on how to set your email client to use IMAP. The first time that TB connected after setting up it labelled all the mails in Gmail's archives to match my inbox folders. Since then they've just stayed in sync, for example, I marked a mail as spam on the web site, by the time I switched back to TB it had gone from the inbox.
Blues Renegade wrote: > Chris, that's good to know about the folders staying in sync when using > IMAP. Maybe I need to switch over to IMAP instead of TB's built-in POP > support where I only have the Inbox folder support. Is the IMAP support > directly through TB or do I need the Gmail extension? > > John > > > GEORGE TILLOTSON wrote: > >> Chris Clifton wrote: >> >>> The easiest way to have your Gmail on the web and in Thunderbird >>> synchronised (i.e. the same folder and filter structure) is to use >>> Gmail's IMAP facility. I use this, any message moved from one folder to >>> another in Thunderbird or the website is automatically moved to match >>> when Thunderbird next logs in to Gmail. If you are using the extensions >>> or Gmail's POP server, then the copies of mails in Thunderbird and on >>> the website are essentially independent, what you do to one won't >>> necessarily affect the other. It may be that Gmail or the extension >>> includes label information in the headers of the mails when they're >>> downloaded into TB. If so, you can set up filters in TB to sort the >>> mails into folders similar to those on the website. If there is no label >>> information in the headers, then you will need to set up filters using >>> similar rules to thos you already have on the website. >>> >>> GEORGE6149 wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I use Gmail for my email. I am trying to use it in T-bird.I got all my >>>> email into T-bird with no problems,but they were no longer in Filters >>>> or Labels.Now I have one long list with no labels .Now I can't go into >>>> different categories to find what I'm looking for unless I go back to >>>> Gmail.I would like to use T-bird. Is there a way to import labels? >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> > > > > > > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
