Re: Adding a file share service to Thunderbird

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On 02/01/2015 09:34 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> 
> On 02/01/2015 08:01 PM, Steven Stern wrote:
>> On 02/01/2015 08:43 PM, jd1008 wrote:
>>> On 02/01/2015 04:11 PM, Steven Stern wrote:
>>>> On 02/01/2015 04:04 PM, jd1008 wrote:
>>>>> On 02/01/2015 02:57 PM, Steven Stern wrote:
>>>>>> On 01/31/2015 10:12 PM, jd1008 wrote:
>>>>>>> Often I want to attach a file that is larger than what google will
>>>>>>> allow,
>>>>>>> a limit I configured in TB. And TB will prompt me to use a file
>>>>>>> share
>>>>>>> service.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The problem is I do not want to use the 2 file share services that
>>>>>>> TB is
>>>>>>> showing,
>>>>>>> and none of the add-on have my preferred file share server.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Has anyone somehow overcome this "apparent" limitation of TB, and
>>>>>>> configured
>>>>>>> TB to use a file share service other than what TB and the plugins
>>>>>>> (add-ons)
>>>>>>> provide?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It would help if you told us what your preferred file share
>>>>>> service is.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I subscribe to a few free ones.
>>>>> But just for an example, try sendspace.com, among
>>>>> others.
>>>>> I see no way to make TB use sendspace and prompt me
>>>>> for my user id and passwd on the chosen provider,
>>>>> and upload the file I just tried to attach to a message,
>>>>> and if too large, TB prompts the
>>>>> user to use a share service.
>>>>>
>>>> I'm using Dropbox with it via the addon dropbox-for-filelink.  These
>>>> seem to be the only supported services:
>>>>
>>>> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/filelink-large-attachments
>>>>
>>> I did indeed install dropbox, and restarted TB.
>>> It still does not show dropbox as one of the share
>>> services.
>>> So, perhaps you could clue me in on how to make it work.
>>>
>> I installed this:
>>
>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/dropbox-for-filelink/
>>
> I tried to install it. TB's Tools->Add-On->Get Extensions shows this
> banner:
> 
> Secure connection failed
> 
> An error occurred during a connection to services.addons.mozilla.org.
> Peer's Certificate has been revoked. (Error code:
> sec_error_revoked_certificate)
> 
>     The page you are trying to view can not be shown because the
> authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
>     Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.
> 
>     Try again
> 
> 
> 
> But I was able to download it using FF and installed it on TB
> 
> But attaching a large file and clicking on Link on battom bar that
> appears on TB
> still does not list dropbox as an option to upload to.
> 
> 
> 
I just attach a file normally. If it's over the size set in preferences,
then TB asks me if I want to send a link

http://imgur.com/mhd0C4k



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