Thanks, Chris! On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 3:39 AM, Chris Clifton <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
