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Thunderbird for Android - POP Account and Creating local subfolders, Undeleting, and Printing Emails

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rzernow
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I was very excited to hear about Thunderbird for Android. I have been using K-9 for years. My account is a POP account. I have only 3 gripes with K-9 that I hope are addressed in Thunderbird for Android.

1) K-9 does not allow me to create local subfolders to organize my emails. My inbox is a monster of disorganized emails and so the search option is my only friend. 2) If I should accidentally delete an email in K-9 I cannot undelete it. 3) K-9 has never provided a way to directly print emails. I have to forward the email to my print server.

Please, can anyone tell me if these deficiencies have been addressed in Thunderbird for Android?

Many thanks.

Richard

I was very excited to hear about Thunderbird for Android. I have been using K-9 for years. My account is a POP account. I have only 3 gripes with K-9 that I hope are addressed in Thunderbird for Android. 1) K-9 does not allow me to create local subfolders to organize my emails. My inbox is a monster of disorganized emails and so the search option is my only friend. 2) If I should accidentally delete an email in K-9 I cannot undelete it. 3) K-9 has never provided a way to directly print emails. I have to forward the email to my print server. Please, can anyone tell me if these deficiencies have been addressed in Thunderbird for Android? Many thanks. Richard

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Antony-Fox
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Hi richard

some ideas/responses to above

1. Yes, you can create subfolders - if you are using IMAP these will then replicate to the desktop, though you need to set the fodlers to do so - each folder setting has the option to Sync.

2. With Delete, there is a confirm actions under Interaction, you can also set to only delete on the device, and so NOT a tthe server end, so can still be recovered that way, at least. Not sure if there is an Undelete, not found it yet!

3. I think that is a general limitation, at the moment anyway. Save the file to device and print it from there.. prob same as sending to the print server in your case.

hope that is a bit of help ciao Antony

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david868
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@Antony Can you explain where the option to create a folder is? I notice that you mentioned IMAP, but like Richard, I've been needing to do this for my POP3 account and cannot see an option for this anywhere.

David.

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