On 12/14/2012 03:35 PM, François Patte wrote:
Le 14/12/2012 01:39, Steven Stern a écrit :
> On 12/13/2012 01:37 AM, François Patte wrote:
>> Bonjour,
>>
>> I installed f-17 and wanted to set my mail with thunderbird.
>>
>> New account, name, mail address, smtp.... *immediately* thunderbird
>> helper goes on the web to check my email server and don't find it! Why?
>> I really don't know: this mail address and server has been in service
>> for years now (and I'm using it to send this mail).... I can ping it, I
>> can dig it...
>>
>> And now, I am stuck: I cannot have my mail because thunderbird try to
>> help me, as if I was so stupid that I cannot know my own email address!
>>
>> I really don't understand what is the goal of this kind of help, even if
>> I make a mistake while I give my emeil server address, doomsday won't come!
>>
>> The result is: I cannot configure my mail because someone has thought
>> that this automatic check will help people. Stupid!
>>
>> Regards
>>
> As soon as it starts grinding looking for the automated setup, click
> "Manual Config". it will give up on looking for an autodiscover record
> and let you enter the servers, etc. manually. No big deal.
Very difficult! I could see once something like this: phenomenon lasted
for 1/10 of second and disappeared.... Most of the time, I cannot even
see the button you're talking about!
As for any menu to click (suggested by other mails) it does not exist!
The only thing I can do is to ask for a new email address from
gandi.net
or
Hover.com Which I don't want!
This happens on fedora 17 xfce....
I have tested on a F17 VM running xfce and a fresh install of TBird....
No problem to add an existing email....
Have a look at these....
http://tinyurl.com/d3ej8x4
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