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Resolved Thunderbird will not let me make a default account.

Discussion in 'Firefox, Thunderbird & SeaMonkey' started by larsonjean, 2017/11/18.

  1. 2017/11/18
    larsonjean

    larsonjean Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Hello,

    Apparently I made a terrible mistake when I added my gmail account to me thunderbird default account. I remember asking something to the effect of making it the default account and like a dummy I said yes.
    Of course, I just wanted this as an extra account so I can receive the few messages in Thunderbird.

    I use Mail Washer to block some of the junk that comes in. Until I changed it by adding the gmail account, when mail comes in it says it is coming from my gmail account (see the attachment). I have deleted the gmail account but it doesn't matter. I have changed some setting and I cannot get it back to the tampabay.rr.com account.

    I have been trying to figure this out for several days but no luck. I also have many filters in my tampabay account and, of course, since none of these are coming into at my gmail account.

    I uninstalled Thunderbird and re-installed it but that was no help. I have deleted the gmail account but the mail being received thinks it is from gmail when I actually sent it from tampabay. (See attachment.)

    Thank you for any help.

    Jeanne

    If you need me to send more information, I will be glad to do so.
     

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  2. 2017/11/18
    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Hi Jeanne, I have used TB for about 13 years and made a change a few years back when our ISP (Telecom NZ - xtra.co.nz) said they were going to charge a monthly account fee.
    I use gmail as our server. All our mail is held at gmail and is on IMAP and I set this up in TB > Tools > Account Settings > Server.
    Were you trying to do the same?
    I use TB's Junk settings to filter emails as it is a learning software and I rarely see any scam mails these days.
    You may have to go to your ISP and delete gmail from there as I would imagine gmail is the default setting at your ISP.
     

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  4. 2017/11/19
    larsonjean

    larsonjean Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks for trying to help me. No I was not doing the same as you. I like to use my normal Tampabay account to receive my email from their server. I open up Mail Washer and usually my tampabay mail comes in there and I have programmed Mail Washer to keep certain email and black list others. Then I was the mail and the good mail comes into Thunderbird mail where I have all my folders set up.

    Now I am not getting my mail in my mail washer. Most of it will not even come in there. When I go to my gmail account from the web mail, all my mail is there.

    I think what I must have done is told gmail to be the default email and now all my mail comes in there and if I try to forward the mail the message goes to tampbay but it said it came from gmail.com.

    All I want to do is have all my email come into my thunderbird account and have gmail just stay with web mail.

    I am afraid I am not explaining this correctly. I did call RoadRunner and they said they couldn't help. I also called Mozilla Thunderbird and they wanted to take over my computer for $146.00 and I can't afford it.
     
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    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    larsonjean

    larsonjean Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thank you so much for solving this problem. That was it, gmail was changed to my default account. Whew, that you again. It was great.
     
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    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    You're welcome.
     

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