On 12/14/2012 03:35 PM, François Patte wrote: > Le 14/12/2012 01:39, Steven Stern a écrit : > > On 12/13/2012 01:37 AM, 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! > >> > >> Regards > >> > > > As soon as it starts grinding looking for the automated setup, click > > "Manual Config". it will give up on looking for an autodiscover record > > and let you enter the servers, etc. manually. No big deal. > > Very difficult! I could see once something like this: phenomenon lasted > for 1/10 of second and disappeared.... Most of the time, I cannot even > see the button you're talking about! > > As for any menu to click (suggested by other mails) it does not exist! > The only thing I can do is to ask for a new email address from gandi.net > or Hover.com Which I don't want! > > This happens on fedora 17 xfce.... I have tested on a F17 VM running xfce and a fresh install of TBird.... No problem to add an existing email.... Have a look at these.... http://tinyurl.com/d3ej8x4 -- 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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