Is T-Bird suitable for gmail from multiple devices?

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jan 14 21:54:55 UTC 2013


On 01/14/2013 10:11 AM, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
> On 01/14/2013 07:06 AM, Alexander Skwar wrote:
>> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid at outlook.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would definitely recommend it. Seeing that you want a consistent view across all devices, I think Thunderbird would work for you. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Like Phil, I also tend to disagree here. My point: how do you keep
>> your contracts in sync?
> 
> 	Easy.
> cd .thunderbird/profile/(whatever it is)
> mv abook.mab ./Ubuntu One
> ln -s ./Ubuntu One abook.mab

Or perhaps:
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/google-contacts/>

> 
> 	I probably goofed the syntax for the linking command, but you get the 
> point... ;)
> 
>> If you use gmail on your (Android) smartphone (or tablet like I do
>> right now) and use the gmail web interface otherwise, then this is a
>> no brainer - Google has all your addresses, like it or not...
>>
>> How do you do that with Thunderbird? LDAP? *lool* :-(
>>
>> And actually true hassle free multi device support is it, what has
>> made me use gmail or other web mailer basically full time since some
>> years.
>>
>>
> 
> 






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