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Descending Sort Order Thunderbird

I prefer my most recent emails at the top of the list. Unfortunately Thunderbird (and many other mail clients) do this different.
So how do I change the default sort order?
Change the advanced options!

If you want to sort all mail by Date, Descending (newest at top), change the preferences in the config editor to:

mailnews.default_sort_order:    default     integer      2
mailnews.default_sort_type:     default     integer     18

So, what does that 2 stand for? And why 18?

Send To Outlook

Client with a question:

Windows file explorer,
on document do a right-click,
select Send to – Mail recipient

…. and this opens Windows Live Mail instead of the default Outlook.
You would suspect Windows-Settings-Apps-Default Apps to be set incorrectly, but this was not the case.

Thunderbird outlook hotmail messages appear twice in SENT-folder

How can I keep sent messages from appearing twice in the ” sent ” folder. I am using outlook.com and hotmail.com e-mail addresses with IMAP.
Each time I send a message with Thunderbird the sent message is put in the “sent” folder two times.
What setting needs to be changed to in order to have only one copy of the message put in the “sent” folder?

The answer:
Outlook/Hotmail and gmail automatically put copies of sent mail in the imap sent folder. If you have settings to also keep a copy then two are being put in the sent folder.

right click on imap mail account in Folder Pane
select 'Settings'
select 'Copies & Folders'
in 'When sending messages, automatically:'
uncheck : 'Place a copy in:'
click OK

Solution was found here.
Have a nice day!

PHP mail on IIS Windows 2016 Server

How?

IIS MANAGER
Configure SMTP E-mail here to send using an external mailserver will work for ASP scripts – Deliver to SMTP server with credentials

IIS 6.0 MANAGER
Configure the SMTP server here to make the PHP mail-function work.
Properties:
Access-Connection – Grant only your own server IP and 127.0.0.1
Access-Relay – Grant only your own server IP and 127.0.0.1
Delivery-outbound security – Basic Auth login details TLS
Delivery-Advanced – Smart Host smtp server name

PHP.INI
SMTP = 127.0.0.1
smtp_port = 25

SERVICES
configure SMTPSVC to start automatic, so you won’t go crazy after your next reboot…

Transparent calender items in Thunderbird

I am not the only person with this problem:
Something calendar entries in Lightning register as status Tentative and it shows in a different transparent shade of the calendar color. I can manually change the status to confirmed directly in lightning however that is a pain. Plus, it sounds crazy but having these entries a different shade/color drives me nuts.

Now see: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=2318957 for a way to deal with this… except of course, it is not the complete solution and only works after a slight modification. So what to do:

Thunderbird deleted mails stay on mailserver

The Internet is an increasingly complex place, not just in terms of services but also from a technical standpoint, especially with the advent of mobile devices over the past few years.

Everything that happens on the web, from browsing, streaming and messaging to file sharing, downloads and, more recently, backups, is based on protocols that have long started to show their age.

Efforts from Internet giants like Google and Microsoft are aimed at improving the situation, but given the slow rate of standardization and adoption of new protocols (or even extensions to existing protocols), it looks like the process will take a long time.

Email is one of the oldest Internet-based conveniences, just like most of the protocols used to make it all happen: SMTP, POP3 and IMAP. Today we’ll deal with IMAP, which is currently at version 4 revision 1, as standardized by the 12-year-old RFC 3501. Continue reading Thunderbird deleted mails stay on mailserver

E-mail anti-spam met spf & dkim

trash Zoals u wellicht gemerkt heeft zijn de regels voor het versturen van email naar Gmail en Hotmail aangescherpt. De voornaamste reden voor het verscherpen van deze regels is om de hoeveelheid spam te reduceren bij de genoemde providers.

Continue reading E-mail anti-spam met spf & dkim

Outlook and receiving untitled attachments

Kindly ask the sender, most likely using an iPhone, to do the following:

In Apple Mail, go to the menu Edit > Attachments
Make sure the following settings are checked:

Always Send Windows-Friendly Attachments
Always Insert Attachments at End of Message

Thank you!

Mailserver Settings NL

A listing of the mail server settings of most Dutch internet providers
To the readers of this page:
Would you like to add something, are you happy with this listing or if you noticed a mistake, please tell us! You can leave a message at the bottom of this page. Thank you!

ABOUT SENDING EMAIL
The IMAP mail protocol is preferred over POP mail nowadays. IMAP is a more recent protocol. When using IMAP, the contents or your email boxes will be synchronized and are therefore the same on all your devices and on your provider’s mail server. So if you delete a message, it is really gone everywhere.
Help me! I can’t send emails anymore! Tip for the outgoing mail server settings on mobile devices. Continue reading Mailserver Settings NL