[ubuntu-za] Monthly meeting agenda?

[Miles]

Hi Charles, I don't like thunderbird either but if you set it up to do 
pop3 it's livable. I miss evolution. As to contributing, Just your 
presence is already a contribution to #ubuntu-za. I kinda live there as 
I am also an old crock, and you can learn from the guys there and get 
help quickly normally. And the odd bit of humour between them is what 
makes up for the things that dont work yet but soon will. Come and join us.
Miles


On 14/10/2012 17:34, Charles Irons wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Sorry I will be at a municipal meeting at that time, but I am a retired
> end-user anyhow so don't think I can contribute much.
>
> If you want, you could ask if anyone knows why Ubuntu switched to
> Thunderbird from Evolution as the default mail client ?
>
> After using Ubuntu since 5.04 I upgraded to 12.04.1 Precise Pangolin
> across 384Kb internet connection.
> When Contacts gave the message : "Error loading address book: Invalid
> source" I realised Evolution was damaged. Then the .evolution folder
> showed only an empty Tasks folder.
>
> I read many posts on Ask Ubuntu and Ubuntu Launchpad and I tried
> starting evolution --offline several times after copying back folders
> from my .evolution backup with no success.
>
> After your reassurance I removed Evolution and re-installed and found
> Mail folders were kept, but addresses were still missing? So in the end
> I rebuilt most from old emails after wasting many hours; too stubborn to
> give up?
>
> While browsing Ubuntu forums for answers, I see quite a few complaints
> about Thunderbird that make me even more curious about the switch .
>
> Maybe my needs as a home user are simple enough for Evolution. Business
> users may not be satisfied?
>
> Kind regards. Chas I
>
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