Sean O Sullivan wrote: > Sean O Sullivan wrote: >>> Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>> Since Centos 4.3 comes with Thunderbird 1.0.8, I downloaded the >>>> tar of >>>> 1.5.0.4 fro mozilla and tried to figure out what to do with it. >>>> <snip> >>>> So I setup the following script, acct1mail: >>>> >>>> set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 >>>> /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird -profile ~/data/acct1/Mail & >>>> set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=0 >>>> >>>> and acct2mail >>>> >>>> set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 >>>> /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird -profile ~/data/acct2/Mail & >>>> set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=0 >>>> >>> On a package-based system, use packages, not source. >>> >>> http://dev.centos.org/centos/4.4beta/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.2-0.1.EL4.centos4.i386.rpm >>> >>> > Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> I did the install: rpm -Uhv >> thunderbird-1.5.0.2-0.1.EL4.centos4.i386.rpm >> >> I downloaded the rpm as a user, but ran the rpm SUed. Three problems: >> >> Does not fix my MOZ_NO_REMOTE problem. > You might try : > MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 > export MOZ_NO_REMOTE YES! that seems to work. > also, after quick google, are you meant to specify profile location, > or profile name? > Instead of > -profile ~/data/acct1/Mail > > try, > -P "Profile Name" I believe either works. I have always used the former. And it worked fine in XP with TB 1.5. > No ICON associated in the window (running gnome). > OK, you may have to logout & log back in again for GNOME to pickup on > icons -- there may be a command to get GNOME to detect new > icons/reread pixmaps dire - unsure. No dice. I had even did a shutdown, so I could boot up my XP drive to grab a couple of files from that. No pretty ICONs. And I noticed that the Gnome Applications -> Internet -> Thunderbird does not have an icon. It pointed to mozilla-thunderbird that is gone in 1.5 >> When I do an extensions check update, I get a whole bunch of language >> extenstions listed that cannot be checked as: >> >> Update not supported (install location is read only). > This is normal - to update language extensions (which is not stored in > local user profile), you must run as root/su'd. I hope I can ignore the language extensions... >> >> Oh and this compose window and the extensions window also lack their >> icons. > As above - try logging in & out. See above. >> >> Is there a beta 4.4 list where I should point this out? > centos-devel list I assume, > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > > Also, try not top-posting, makes it harder/more effort to reply. Still getting TB to work the way Eudora did. None of the quoting options are as good as Eudora's was, and I am still stumbling along...