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what's up with using firefox on this site?
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openbah
I'm not lazy, I'm disabled.
You would need to subscribe to Yahoo! Mail Plus which costs $19.99/year. You would then have the ability to download messages to Thunderbird. That's what you wanted to do right?
Check it out: http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/
Check it out: http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/
openbah
I'm not lazy, I'm disabled.
Yes sir, just kind of complicated. You can export your addresses from Yahoo into a .CSV file, then import them into Thunderbird.
1. Go to your Yahoo Address Book.
2. Click the Addresses Options link on the right of the Address Book page.
3. Click the Import/Export link.
4. In the Export section, click the Export Now button next to the phrase Yahoo! CSV.
5. When prompted, specify a convenient location and enter a name for the .csv file in the Save As dialog box. (Make note of where you are saving this file, so you can find it later.)
6. In Thunderbird, open up the address book.
7. Click Tools > Import...
8. Select Address Books and click Next.
9. Select Text file and click Next.
10. Find the CSV file and click Open.
11. Now comes the difficult part. You need to re-arrange the data that is being imported, so that it matches the data being imported by Thunderbird. Move entries up and down until every field matches. If you need more help, PM me and I'll try to explain further.
12. When you are finished, click OK and the entries will be imported.
Good luck.
1. Go to your Yahoo Address Book.
2. Click the Addresses Options link on the right of the Address Book page.
3. Click the Import/Export link.
4. In the Export section, click the Export Now button next to the phrase Yahoo! CSV.
5. When prompted, specify a convenient location and enter a name for the .csv file in the Save As dialog box. (Make note of where you are saving this file, so you can find it later.)
6. In Thunderbird, open up the address book.
7. Click Tools > Import...
8. Select Address Books and click Next.
9. Select Text file and click Next.
10. Find the CSV file and click Open.
11. Now comes the difficult part. You need to re-arrange the data that is being imported, so that it matches the data being imported by Thunderbird. Move entries up and down until every field matches. If you need more help, PM me and I'll try to explain further.
12. When you are finished, click OK and the entries will be imported.
Good luck.
Uh-oh ... maybe I spoke too soon.
After 3-4 months of running FireFox and lovin' it ... use it for default browser.
Yesterday:
I downloaded and installed 3-4 available Mozilla downloads ---IE Tab, the WX download, FastFox, and one other dealing with security -- name escapes me now --- and everything seemed to working 4.0
Today:
I downloaded Thunderbird. Installed it, imported contacts and email folders from Outlook 2003. Sent myself a couple of test messages --- everything worked 4.0.
Tonight???:
FireFox locks up (unresponsive) on start-up. Repeatedly. Won't open at all. Did some clean-up routines with Registry Mechanic and another registry "fixer". Rebooted a couple of times --- not change.
Any ideas before I uninstall/sh!tcan FireFox, Thunderbird and start over ???
After 3-4 months of running FireFox and lovin' it ... use it for default browser.
Yesterday:
I downloaded and installed 3-4 available Mozilla downloads ---IE Tab, the WX download, FastFox, and one other dealing with security -- name escapes me now --- and everything seemed to working 4.0
Today:
I downloaded Thunderbird. Installed it, imported contacts and email folders from Outlook 2003. Sent myself a couple of test messages --- everything worked 4.0.
Tonight???:
FireFox locks up (unresponsive) on start-up. Repeatedly. Won't open at all. Did some clean-up routines with Registry Mechanic and another registry "fixer". Rebooted a couple of times --- not change.
Any ideas before I uninstall/sh!tcan FireFox, Thunderbird and start over ???
That's my guess --- one of the plug-ins was bad. No bug report.Fly Navy said:
Looks like uninstall --- clean out all directories and registry entries --- and reinstall Firefox --- I DO like it --- minus plug-ins and Thunderbug.
Bummer ... and "they" say IE explorer is crap ???
A4sForever said:That's my guess --- one of the plug-ins was bad. No bug report.
Looks like uninstall --- clean out all directories and registry entries --- and reinstall Firefox --- I DO like it --- minus plug-ins and Thunderbug.
Bummer ... and "they" say IE explorer is crap ???
You should be able to get rid of a plugin without reinstalling, but a reinstall is a safe bet of course.
Haha, that's the inherent problem with having a more open architecture, people can write bad code for it. I've definitely seen that in Linux...
Yeah ... looks like that is the way I'll go --- uninstall --- reinstall --- no big loss. Just a pain in the ass. Computers are great --- except when they don't work. And it usually seems to be crashing software issues.Fly Navy said:
I liked it better when I only used computers for navigation and bombing.
Thanks for the try, Fly-guy.
Annalisa
Semper Fidelis Tyrannosaurus
A4sForever said:Hope "Annalisa" is a girl ...
"Annalisa" was a girl when she got up this morning, and would be dismayed to discover otherwise at some later date.
Hmm... I'm sorry to hear that Firefox blew up on you. I think you and Fly Navy are right about one of the extensions being bad. I've never had any trouble with IE Tab (not that my personal experience on my particular platform means that it is consequently stable for all), so I hope that's not the culprit. I'd hate for my suggestion to have become a source of aggravation!
A4sForever said:
You said it. I especially hate it when it's my software--but at least if I wrote it, I can go in and fix it. Usually. If it's a good day.
Annalisa
Alright folks, have I been missing out on all this new aged browser technology? Is Firefox really that much better? Now, admittedly, I've been slow to adopt new "trendy" OSs and applications. Call me a curmudgeon, but I didn't give up my beloved DOS command line nirvana until '95 when the whole browser thing started and there wasn't a DOS based option. I have generally chalked up all you alternative browser types with the likes of Mac users and other non-conformist mal-contents. So, somebody sell me on Firefox. I don't currently have any issues with IE WRT stability, malware or any of that stuff that is commonly touted as "better" on Firefox. Alright, let me have it.
Brett
Brett
Firefox is being developed by Mozilla, who was responsible for Netscape, etc back in the day. It's not some screwy upstart ala the "Mac" people. It's got features IE SHOULD have, but Microsoft typically sucks at implementing in general (protected memory in the OS so that if a program crashes, the whole OS doesn't crash? Why did it take to Win2K/WinXP for them to get this right? Almost EVERY OS had this available for years). IE is a dinosaur in terms of browser functionality, compared to what else is available. No native protection against spyware, no tabbed browsing, etc etc. Give it a shot, you can run IE and Firefox concurrently, if you don't like it, just uninstall. Most people that switch to Firefox like it.
The only bad points to Firefox that I have identified is the open architecture. This is not bad by itself, but it can become bad when someone writes a bad plugin with sh!tty code. This can either cause Firefox to crash or it can cause memory leaks. If you're going to check out a plugin, make sure it's pretty stable first (if possible). A4s already had a problem obviously, and I have in the past. I got rid of the bad ones and my Firefox is pretty stable.
The only bad points to Firefox that I have identified is the open architecture. This is not bad by itself, but it can become bad when someone writes a bad plugin with sh!tty code. This can either cause Firefox to crash or it can cause memory leaks. If you're going to check out a plugin, make sure it's pretty stable first (if possible). A4s already had a problem obviously, and I have in the past. I got rid of the bad ones and my Firefox is pretty stable.
O.K. ... what FLY-guy said ..... and even thought I had a problem with a plug-in the other night ... it's all cleared up and I'm back up with FireFox. I think it much superior, overall, to Internet Explorer. In fact, I looked at IE 7 Beta-2 that is available for download and it mimicks some of the features of FireFox, in my opinion. Bill Gates playin' catch-up ball ???Brett327 said:
Based on recommendations from guys on this site -- I have been using both browsers side-by-side for 3-4 months. I think FireFox to be the superior product, overall.
There's a few things that I would change in FireFox, but there's a whole bunch in IE.
My $20 worth ....
I'm not saying Firefox is a bad piece of software. On the contrary. And like you said Fly, there's more features, which have pushed MS into making changes. But I, like Brett, have been using IE for a long time. Why? Because it worked, for me.
Brett, if you're happy, then stick w/ where you are. FF is a good program, when it works. It's working great on my Mac, but has issues on my particular PC. And just like the stupid Mac vs. PC debate, it's what works for you.
Until about a month ago (and one wrong click to a "grown up" site), I never had problems w/ spyware. Now, every Google search takes me to another search page, and I can see the value of Firefox.
Brett, if you're happy, then stick w/ where you are. FF is a good program, when it works. It's working great on my Mac, but has issues on my particular PC. And just like the stupid Mac vs. PC debate, it's what works for you.
Until about a month ago (and one wrong click to a "grown up" site), I never had problems w/ spyware. Now, every Google search takes me to another search page, and I can see the value of Firefox.