Synchronizing Mozilla Thunderbird IMAP4 account store with ODS-Mail IMAP4 mapped instance

This guide demonstrates how to use the synchronize IMAP4 account store in Mozilla Thunderbird with ODS-MAil instance with set IMAP4 account:

  1. Configure an external IMAP4 account in ODS-Mail for ex. for Google IMAP4 account with name ods.check.
  2. Open Mozilla Thunderbird and go to File -> New -> Existing Mail Account:



  3. Enter the IMAP account name, e-mail and password:



  4. Click "Continue":







  5. Make sure "IMAP" check-box is selected. Click "Create Account"
  6. The IMAP4 Account should be created and displayed in the list of available mail accounts:



  7. Select your new IMAP4 Account name from the presented list and right-click go to "New Folder":



  8. Enter folder name, for ex: Notes:



  9. Click "Create Folder".
  10. The New folder should be presented in your IMAP4 account's folders tree:



  11. Go to ODS-Mail -> Preferences -> External Accounts and manually force get mail for the manually created from above IMAP4 account:



  12. Go to ODS-Mail-> Folders tree where the new IMAP4 folder "Notes" should appear in your IMAP4 account folders tree:



  13. Create filter for incoming messages containing "Notes" to be moved to the "Notes" IMAP4 folder.
  14. Send a mail message to the IMAP4 account with subject containing the string: "Note":



  15. In ODS-Mail go to Preferences -> External Accounts and get mail for you IMAP4 account:







  16. Go to your IMAP mapping folder. As result should be presented one new message in the "Notes" folder:



  17. Expand the "Notes" folder in order to view the new message arrived:



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