Re: Suggestion for Thunderbird settings

Jay Garcia <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.wishlist
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 12.09.2009 10:45, [email protected] wrote:

  --- Original Message ---

> Nir wrote:
>> On Wednesday 09 September 2009 12:20 AM, EE wrote:
>>> Herre de Jonge wrote:
>>>> EE wrote:
>>>>> I think it would be a good idea to have an option to have Tbird
>>>>> compact all folders on shutdown as well as empty the Deleted
>>>>> folder. That would save some people a lot of hassle because they
>>>>> keep forgetting to compact, and it would be convenient, because
>>>>> you would get both jobs done at once.
>>>>
>>>> Both present: - Account settings>Server Settings>Server
>>>> Settings>Empty Deleted folder on Exit - Tools>Options>Advanced
>>>> settings>Network & Diskspace>Disc Space
>>>
>>> That is not quite the same thing. The Disk Space setting reminds you
>>> to compact if the volume of deleted items gets past a certain point.
>>
>> If you want to get rid of that prompt then goto Tools > Options >
>> Advanced > General > Config editor. Now type in filter:
>> mail.purge.ask
>> Double click on that preference to set it false.
> 
> Hmmm.....re: "mail.purge.ask"; that option doesn't show up here (TB 
> 2.0.0.23 on XP SP3)
> 

There is no need to have crossposted this to .wishlist as the feature is 
already included.


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