Hotmail and Yahoo! now allow free access to POP servers. So there is no
need for the extensions unless you're behind a corporate firewall or
need to download mails from subfolders of the web based mail system.
The webmail extensions provide a way of getting your mails into
Thunderbird almost as if you are using POP. In simple terms, the
extension goes to the Hotmail web site, logs in and reads your mails. It
then converts those mails into POP form and feeds them to Thunderbird
from a virtual POP server running on your computer
On 30/06/2011 15:50, Bill wrote:
EXACTLY, that is why I did it.
So what u are saying is that the same block the provider put on the
mail is now being somehow implemented by companies and the webmail
extension gets around that also. However, if that function is not
needed then there is no need for webmail. Is that correct?
Then all the ppl who are having issues are trying to get their mail at
work.
That would explain my confusion as I don't work.
thx
On 6/30/2011 4:14 AM, Chris Clifton wrote:
The original "raison d'etre" for the webmail extensions was to allow
people using the free webmail services from Hotmail and Yahoo! etc.
to get all their email accounts into one client, Thunderbird. POP
access to webmail accounts was only available if you paid the service
provider for the privilege.
On 29/06/2011 19:56, Bill wrote:
thanks......
I thought that webmail was to get around TB issues. At least that is
what it did for me in TB1 and TB2.
I have to admit I haven't tried any custom folders. I simply use the
TB message filters to create the folders in TB rather than on the
web page.
I didn't see any specifics about where people were trying to access
there accts, so I thought maybe the problems they were having is
because they are trying to use the extension when none is needed.
Sometimes one needs to look outside the box to come up with a solution.
Be interested to know if that idea fixes anything for anyone.
On 6/29/2011 2:44 PM, Chris Clifton wrote:
If you can use all your email accounts in Thunderbird without
extensions, then good for you. Many people will not be able to
access accounts in this way, e.g. on the office computer, your
employer's IT department may have blocked access to any POP, SMTP,
and IMAP servers other than the corporate servers. The extensions
enable these people to view their emails in Thunderbird rather than
using web based email viewed in a browser. Also some people like to
be able to download emails from custom folders other than the inbox
in Hotmail and Yahoo!. A normal POP connection as provided free by
Hotmail and Yahoo! does not permit this, the extensions do.
The extensions provide a useful service to those who cannot use POP
or who like the extra features. Admittedly though, they are less
needed now that Hotmail and Yahoo! both provide free POP access.
On 29/06/2011 19:15, Bill wrote:
I am trying to understand this problem, but I guess I didn't catch
it from the beginning.
I have ISP, gmail (imap), hotmail and yahoo (upgraded now) email
accounts configured in TB.
Since TB3, I don't even think I have had webmail installed. If it
is, it is invisible to me. I have 10 Plug Ins and one extension,
none of which are webmail. I have not had an issue with sending or
rcvg email on any of the accounts.
I just upgraded to TB5 and it took everything from TB3 and
everything appears to be functioning normally.
Has anyone with problems tried to install TB and configure their
accounts without installing webmail????
Just an idea.....seems to work for me.
bill
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