On 12/14/2012 06:01 AM, François Patte wrote: > Le 13/12/2012 08:59, Ed Greshko a écrit : > > On 12/13/2012 03:37 PM, François Patte wrote: > >> Bonjour, > >> > >> I installed f-17 and wanted to set my mail with thunderbird. > >> > >> New account, name, mail address, smtp.... *immediately* thunderbird > >> helper goes on the web to check my email server and don't find it! > >> Why? I really don't know: this mail address and server has been in > >> service for years now (and I'm using it to send this mail).... I > >> can ping it, I can dig it... > >> > >> And now, I am stuck: I cannot have my mail because thunderbird try > >> to help me, as if I was so stupid that I cannot know my own email > >> address! > >> > >> I really don't understand what is the goal of this kind of help, > >> even if I make a mistake while I give my emeil server address, > >> doomsday won't come! > >> > >> The result is: I cannot configure my mail because someone has > >> thought that this automatic check will help people. Stupid! > > > Not sure "exactly" the problem you are facing...... But..... > > > You can select "File--->New--->Existing Mail Account". > > No! I cannot: this possibility does not exist! > It doesn't? thunderbird-17.0-1.fc17.x86_64 here and it does exit and has for a long time. -- Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. -- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled
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