To all Thunderbird users....question?

Published on April 13, 2006 By sTonEbLuE In Internet

Does anybody know how I can get Thunderbird to open to my "inbox"? When I open it right now, it opens to a blank page instead of the inbox like Outlook Express.

Help.....

Comments (Page 1)

Jafo

on Apr 13, 2006

Thunderbirds are Go..............

Oh.....wrong ones...

jebro

on Apr 14, 2006

Tools - Options - General. Make sure it looks like this:

sTonEbLuE

on Apr 14, 2006

It does look like that....

Anyone?

Hankers

on Apr 14, 2006

Try going to Tools/Account Settings then select Server Settings on the left panel and then click the Advanced button. Put a check mark in Inbox for this server's account. Restart the mail program and this should work.

Hope this solves your problem.

sTonEbLuE

on Apr 14, 2006

No go Hankers....

Bump....

liquidguru

on Apr 14, 2006

re post #2...

you need to make sure that the "When Thunderbird Launches" box is unchecked

works with my thunderbird

also if you liked the contacts sidebar in OE, there is a nice extension that does the same thing in thunderbird Link

sTonEbLuE

on Apr 14, 2006

I really appreciate all of your efforts. Having said that...I still cannot get it to open to my "inbox".

By the way...I just downloaded that sidebar...I like it

liquidguru

on Apr 14, 2006

ok, i think i know what you can do....

you have two options:

1. in the 'Account Settings' you need to have the 'Check for new messages at startup' enabled in the 'Server settings' and it should now open TB in the Inbox

if you do not want thunderbird to check for messages at startup, then use option 2.

2. you can download the folderpane extension from the following link that will do it for you Link

hope this works now

Adamness

on Apr 14, 2006

I was wondering about this myself, and it looked like the Folderpane extension worked. Thanks!

sTonEbLuE

on Apr 14, 2006

"1. in the 'Account Settings' you need to have the 'Check for new messages at startup' enabled in the 'Server settings' and it should now open TB in the Inbox

if you do not want thunderbird to check for messages at startup, then use option 2."

Thanks a bunch! That worked......

sTonEbLuE

on Apr 14, 2006

This is a GREAT site. Most of the time someone does know the answer and helps......

Thanks liquidguru!

liquidguru

on Apr 14, 2006

your welcome

sTonEbLuE

on Apr 14, 2006

By the way, my wife says you are probably a "bartender" because of your nick.......

liquidguru

on Apr 14, 2006

no, i'm a scuba diving instructor, specialising in teaching in very remote hot places

it's a tough job, but someone has to do it...

sTonEbLuE

on Apr 14, 2006

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