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mjg · Posted: Thu 26 May 2005, 06:58 Post subject: Thunderbird data not saved

I installed Thunderbird and run it from a folder in my-applications.

I've got a problem now though where the account settings and data aren't saved with each exit from Puppy.

I'll go back to Sylpheed for now. Any suggestions re Thunderbird?

Lobster · Posted: Thu 26 May 2005, 07:55 Post subject: try here

http://www.goosee.com/puppy/wikka/HowTo

mjg · Posted: Thu 26 May 2005, 16:34 Post subject:

Thanks, but I had the program working and the accounts set up.

The problem is that each time I fire up Puppy the accounts data, folders, mail, etc is gone, and I'm confronted with the new account wizard to start all over again.

Bruce B · Posted: Thu 26 May 2005, 20:24 Post subject: It worked for me

It works for me. I don't know why it works or why yours doesn't. Here is a step-by-step how I done it:

1) Downloaded Thunderbird for Linux from mozilla.org

2) Extracted the thunderbird???.tar.gz to /root/thunderbird

3) Using ROX I dragged /root/thunderbird/thunderbird to the desktop to make a shortcut. Then using ROX I changed the icon to the thunderbird icon.

4) Then I setup the account settings.

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System info:

Puppy version 1.0.2
type 1 install
icewm window manager

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mjg · Posted: Wed 01 Jun 2005, 04:17 Post subject:

The data was restored when I ran Thunderbird from the root directory instead of my-applications.