user.js

[dewey40]

I am trying to download messages from multiple accounts on start up of TBird and I have created the user.js file but can't seem to get it in the right folder to make the behavior function. I am new to the open source environment so probably am missing something simple but need some help.
Thanks

[Old Persist]

Put it in your profile in the same folder as prefs.js and abook.mab. On Windows XP that would be C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data(a hidden folder)\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\random number.slt\user.js
One thing about user.js - the grammar must be perfect. If you forget to put a ; at the end of a line or something Thunderbird will stop reading it at the syntax error and give up, so if it doesn't seem to be working, look at every little detail. I find the easiest way to get it right is to copy and paste lines across from prefs.js.

[Dewey]

Thanks so much. Now I am in the right location and have copied the following:

// Download mail from all accounts on startup
user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true)

Is this incorrect?

[R4F]

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// Download mail from all accounts on startup
user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true);


[!!!!cdn!]

As always chromedit is a good way of editing such files, w/o needing to know where they go : )

[Old Persist]

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// Download mail from all accounts on startup
user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true)

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// Download mail from all accounts on startup
user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true);


Can you see the difference between the two? The computer can. One has a ; at the end and the other doesn't.

[Dewey]

This is true, but it doesn't work with or without the ;.

[Old Persist]

What Operating System are you using? If it's Windows, have you set it to show file extensions of known file types? If not, and you've made the file with a text editor it may well be called user.js.txt but Windows will be hiding the .txt so to you it looks like it's called user.js. I don't use imap so I've never set that pref but for me

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user_pref("mail.server.server1.login_at_startup", true);

seems to do the same thing, it checks for new mail when Thunderbird starts. You'll need to put lines for server2,3..however many accounts you have.

[!!!!cdn!]

again chromedit : ]

[Äkiidoll]

Like Persist said:

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user_pref("mail.server.server1.login_at_startup", true);
user_pref("mail.server.server2.login_at_startup", true);
user_pref("mail.server.server3.login_at_startup", true);
user_pref("mail.server.server4.login_at_startup", true);

. o 0 (who needs the instabilty some extensions create)
I thought chromedit is for userChrome.css/userContent.css
Geck0 r0cks

[R4F]

It does user.js (editable) and prefs.js (read-only) as well.

[!!!!cdn!]

ChromEdit - User File Editor

and it's one of the more stable extensions : P

allows editing of user.js as well as userChrome/userContent

chromedit was the name it was given, when it was a snippet [ http://snippets.mozdev.org/ ]

prefs.js in an up coming version, R4F has a pre-release

[R4F]

I was here first. +2 means nothing.

[LupoSol]

Like Persist said:

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user_pref("mail.server.server1.login_at_startup", true);
user_pref("mail.server.server2.login_at_startup", true);
user_pref("mail.server.server3.login_at_startup", true);
user_pref("mail.server.server4.login_at_startup", true);

. o 0 (who needs the instabilty some extensions create)
I thought chromedit is for userChrome.css/userContent.css
Geck0 r0cks

I'm sorry but this isn't clear for me.

Say I have two accounts, as follows:

1) pop3 = mail.hostingstudio.net

2) say username is joe.bloggs@hostingstudio.net for account 1 and jack.bloggs@hostingstudio.net for acccount 2

3) say password is blabla1 for account 1 and blabla2 for account 2

What would I have to writwe so that it checks the mail automatically at start up?

Also, can I set TB so that it checks emails on ALL these accounts ( I have 15 email addresses!) every 5 minutes?

Thanks for your help.