Pulled down the latest thunerbird tar file. Installed it ran it and
it asked me to create new account.
As a result, addressbook, settings, stored email, folders,.... all gone.
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
Going to modify my install_script to have xmessage pop up a message to
export address boot, folders,..... and wait to proceed.
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup
database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
On 21/9/19 2:00 am, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup
database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
There is another thundebird/ in .cache.
not sure if you didn't mention this only for the sake of brevity :-)
Pulled down the latest thunerbird tar file. Installed it ran it and
it asked me to create new account.
As a result, addressbook, settings, stored email, folders,.... all gone.
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
Going to modify my install_script to have xmessage pop up a message to
export address boot, folders,..... and wait to proceed.
Pulled down the latest thunerbird tar file. Installed it ran it and
it asked me to create new account.
As a result, addressbook, settings, stored email, folders,.... all gone.
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
Going to modify my install_script to have xmessage pop up a message to
export address boot, folders,..... and wait to proceed.
On 9/20/19 11:19 AM, Bit Twister wrote:
Pulled down the latest thunerbird tar file. Installed it ran it and
it asked me to create new account.
As a result, addressbook, settings, stored email, folders,.... all gone.
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup
database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
Going to modify my install_script to have xmessage pop up a message to
export address boot, folders,..... and wait to proceed.
Is this T-bird 68.1.0?
I know you usually use Mozilla's download,
rather than Mageia's.
On 21/9/19 1:19 am, Bit Twister wrote:
Pulled down the latest thunerbird tar file. Installed it ran it andIt sounds as though you didn't get your update from the Mageia repo.
it asked me to create new account.
As a result, addressbook, settings, stored email, folders,.... all gone.
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup
database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
Going to modify my install_script to have xmessage pop up a message to
export address boot, folders,..... and wait to proceed.
That would be enough to void your "insurance." I have never had a
problem with a repo update.
Re the database file, what does "file" say? Sqlite seems to be common
now, but I haven't found a client for Sqlite similar to phpmyadmin.
On 22/9/19 12:33 am, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
On 21/9/19 1:19 am, Bit Twister wrote:The updated thunderbird-68.1.0-1.1.mga7 RPM has just come down. I am writing from it. For emails, I use claws-mail, but thunderbird
Pulled down the latest thunerbird tar file. Installed it ran it andIt sounds as though you didn't get your update from the Mageia repo.
it asked me to create new account.
As a result, addressbook, settings, stored email, folders,.... all gone. >>>
Restored ~/.thunderbird from backup. same thing. Had to grep the backup
database to get email addressed, hand crafted a csv file, and imported
it. Do not how to read the address database file so I lost home/work
phone, address,.... for each contact.
Going to modify my install_script to have xmessage pop up a message to
export address boot, folders,..... and wait to proceed.
That would be enough to void your "insurance." I have never had a
problem with a repo update.
Re the database file, what does "file" say? Sqlite seems to be common
now, but I haven't found a client for Sqlite similar to phpmyadmin.
downloads emails as well. The address book seems intact.
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:00:44 -0400, TJ wrote:
Is this T-bird 68.1.0?
$ thunderbird --version
Thunderbird 68.1.0
I know you usually use Mozilla's download,
Yep
rather than Mageia's.
Only because Mageia QA does not have same day test/release of firefox/thunderbird releases. :)
Been up since 5am looking into this. New tb/ff have moved from using ~/.thunderbird and ~/.mozilla/firefox /*.default to /*.default-release
On 9/21/19 1:57 PM, Bit Twister wrote:
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:00:44 -0400, TJ wrote:
Is this T-bird 68.1.0?
$ thunderbird --version
Thunderbird 68.1.0
I know you usually use Mozilla's download,
Yep
rather than Mageia's.
Only because Mageia QA does not have same day test/release of
firefox/thunderbird releases. :)
Been up since 5am looking into this. New tb/ff have moved from using
~/.thunderbird and ~/.mozilla/firefox /*.default to /*.default-release
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 20:12:49 -0400, TJ wrote:/*.default
On 9/21/19 1:57 PM, Bit Twister wrote:
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:00:44 -0400, TJ wrote:
Is this T-bird 68.1.0?
$ thunderbird --version
Thunderbird 68.1.0
I know you usually use Mozilla's download,
Yep
rather than Mageia's.
Only because Mageia QA does not have same day test/release of
firefox/thunderbird releases. :)
Been up since 5am looking into this. New tb/ff have moved from using
~/.thunderbird and ~/.mozilla/firefox /*.default to /*.default-release
I have deleted/created my 6 thunderbird accounts. It still creates
for the local profile. and the rest of user profiles go into/*.default-release
Each account has two user profiles. On is the user on my machine lookingserver.
in its local mail spool, and the other is that user on an external mail
There is a user hourly cron job to fetchmail from the external mail server and drop it into the local user's mail spool.
Then a hourly root/system cron job to see if any mail in each user's /var/mail/user_here. If so pop up a message to have me log into that
account to read the mail.
That way I do not have to log into each external web page to see if
there is anything to read.
On 9/21/19 8:58 PM, Bit Twister wrote:
Then a hourly root/system cron job to see if any mail in each user'sYour needs/desires are no doubt considerably more complex than mine.
/var/mail/user_here. If so pop up a message to have me log into that
account to read the mail.
That way I do not have to log into each external web page to see if
there is anything to read.
A system such as you describe would be pretty much useless for me, as I
And it's not necessary that I see an email as soon as it comes in. In
the 25 years or so that I have been using email, I can't recall a single
time when I received an email that was so urgent that it couldn't wait
until I got around to check my messages later that day.
New tb/ff have moved from using
~/.thunderbird and ~/.mozilla/firefox /*.default to /*.default-release
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:57:27 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:
New tb/ff have moved from using
~/.thunderbird and ~/.mozilla/firefox /*.default to /*.default-release
I don't understand that.
I have Tbird 68.1.0, and its ~/.thunderbird has *.default, not *.default-release...
Ditto FF 68.1.0esr and ~/.mozilla/firefox.
$ firefox --version Mozilla Firefox 69.0
On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 07:28:51 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:
$ firefox --version Mozilla Firefox 69.0
Presumably from the Mozilla site. No signs of 69.0 in Mageia-7 - yet.
What recommendation do have to guard against Mageia's FF/Tbird 69.0
messing up? :-)
On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 07:28:51 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:And there probably won't be. Bit Twister is using the latest Mozilla "Official" release, where Mageia 7 is now using the current FF "ESR"
$ firefox --version Mozilla Firefox 69.0
Presumably from the Mozilla site. No signs of 69.0 in Mageia-7 - yet.
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:33:15 -0400, TJ wrote:
On 9/21/19 8:58 PM, Bit Twister wrote:
Then a hourly root/system cron job to see if any mail in each user'sYour needs/desires are no doubt considerably more complex than mine.
/var/mail/user_here. If so pop up a message to have me log into that
account to read the mail.
That way I do not have to log into each external web page to see if
there is anything to read.
A system such as you describe would be pretty much useless for me, as I
And it's not necessary that I see an email as soon as it comes in. In
the 25 years or so that I have been using email, I can't recall a single
time when I received an email that was so urgent that it couldn't wait
until I got around to check my messages later that day.
Other than wanting to check my bank email, all my other email could wait.
I have enabled transaction notification at my bank which sends me an
email alert when a ten cent or more charge is made against the account.
Years ago I read criminals would make a twenty five cent charge to see
if they could raid an account. If the $.25 credit showed up in their
account, they would start draining the victim account.
With bank delay for fund transfer, I would rather know about it sooner
than later. :)
According to Mozilla's wiki, ESR releases do not receive the latest
"feature" changes (the part most likely to "mess up"), but it DOES get
all the latest security patches.
On 9/22/19 4:18 AM, Bit Twister wrote:
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:33:15 -0400, TJ wrote:I can understand that. I had a little run-in with a criminal a few
On 9/21/19 8:58 PM, Bit Twister wrote:
Then a hourly root/system cron job to see if any mail in each user'sYour needs/desires are no doubt considerably more complex than mine.
/var/mail/user_here. If so pop up a message to have me log into that
account to read the mail.
That way I do not have to log into each external web page to see if
there is anything to read.
A system such as you describe would be pretty much useless for me, as I
And it's not necessary that I see an email as soon as it comes in. In
the 25 years or so that I have been using email, I can't recall a single >>> time when I received an email that was so urgent that it couldn't wait
until I got around to check my messages later that day.
Other than wanting to check my bank email, all my other email could wait.
I have enabled transaction notification at my bank which sends me an
email alert when a ten cent or more charge is made against the account.
Years ago I read criminals would make a twenty five cent charge to see
if they could raid an account. If the $.25 credit showed up in their
account, they would start draining the victim account.
With bank delay for fund transfer, I would rather know about it sooner
than later. :)
months ago, myself.
Somebody attempted to use one of my credit card numbers to buy an iPad
from Apple. The guy apparently had all the pertinent information,
including my name, billing address, phone number, and email. I suspect
he got them as a result of the Experian breach, rather than a breach of
my stuff.
It could also be a breach of one of several online places where I do business, I suppose. I tend to pay online for some big-ticket purchases
that I must make, because I get cash back from Mastercard for them. I
don't get any cash back from using my checking accounts.
I first heard about it from a call from Apple on my answering machine.
The call sounded like hundreds of other calls I get from scammers, so I ignored it as I usually do them. Then there was an accompanying email message, so I checked my bank's site and saw the purchase was "pending"
but not posted yet.
My first call was to Mastercard. They couldn't do anything about investigating the charge until it was posted, but they did disable that number and start the process to get me a new card. There were no other suspicious charges on the account.
The next call was to Apple, using the number in the email, which I now believed to be legit. I told them I didn't make the purchase, and they cancelled it without question. I also had Apple check and cancel any accounts that had been made in my name. The charge was never posted to
the credit card, so there was nothing for Mastercard to investigate, and eventually the whole thing was dropped. There have been no further
incidents that I know of.
The thing that got me was the matter-of-fact-ness of the individuals I talked to, like this happens all the time and is no big deal. Well, it doesn't happen to *ME* all the time, and it *IS* a big deal.
But I suppose that's just me.
TJ
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