Questions tagged [sylpheed]

Questions relating to Sylpheed, a light weight email client

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Can claws mail or sylpheed sync gmail contacts?

I don't mean importing manually, but true syncing? If not, is there Ubuntu software which syncs gmail contacts separately, and then the above clients sync from that?
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Mail client that does NOT mark mails as read automatically?

Problem is, that mails get marked as read when I select them and they are shown in the preview pane. I tried Thunderbird, Claws Mail and Sylpheed and I didn't find an option that prevents this. I'm open for new mail clients (but no console or KDE,…
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Why won't Sylpheed send or receive?

I have just installed Sylpheed but it neither receives nor sends emails. I selected IMAP and clicked Forward. Entered my email address ‘youruser@riseup.net’. Give the account a name and clicked Forward. Filled in ‘youruser’ and ‘yourpassword’ and…
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Importing Sylpheed accounts to new computer

I was using Sylpheed on my old computer with Kubuntu 12.04 LTS I have just installed Sylpheed on my new computer with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Is there a way of transferring / importing my email account settings without having to configure them all manually?
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Deleted read messages in Sylpheed are not shown in Trash view

I am using Sylpheed as my email client in Kubuntu 12.04 When I delete an unread email in the inbox, it gets placed in the Trash folder. When I delete a read email in the inbox, it gets deleted without being placed in the Trash folder. The manual…
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sylpheed not pulling from gmail accounts where other applications can

Ubuntu 19.04 / MATE I have two gmail accounts which I can access for IMAP in Mailspring and Thunderbird. Sylpheed gives no error through the UI. The sylpheed log has only a debug statement. DEBUG: Name com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar does not exist…
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What mail software allows archiving (rather than deleting) like in Gmail?

It appears that Sylpheed, the default mail software for Lubuntu 18.04, deletes mail rather than archiving it , but I am still trying to verify that I'm not overlooking some hidden option. What software should I use to archive mail rather than delete…
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Is the Lubuntu recommended email software Trojita, Sylpheed, or something else?

My Lubuntu setup, upgraded today from 16 to 18.04.1 LTS , has Sylpheed 3.5.1, but the Lubuntu Manual says trojita is the default . I have noticed the Sylpheed documentation is missing graphics, which makes me think developer support is lacking.…
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How to stop Sylpheed from displaying inline text attachments?

By default Sylpheed display inline all text attachments. I would like to disable this. In 'Common Preferences' there is an option only for images.
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Opening .doc, .docx with Sylpheed on Lubuntu

I noticed that I can't open .doc, .docx with Sylpheed on Lubuntu. I need to select "Open with" and then type Abiword. How to automatize this process since when I try to click again on Open, anything won't happen?
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Lubuntu 14.04 Sylpheed email retrieves old deleted mail

Just installed Lubuntu 14.04 on a Dell Dimension 4700. On Sylpheed email when I retrieve mail It retrieves old deleted email from more than two (2) years ago. Is there a particular way to set it to where it won't retrieve old deleted mail? Thank you!
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Sylpheed is still in the menu

I installed Lubuntu 14.04 and Thunderbird so I uninstalled Sylpheed, but it is still in the main menu! Nothing happens when clicking the menu item, but anyway I would like to have it removed. I have tried to install Sylpheed again - still only 1…
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How to reverse the display of the messages of a folder? (to force that the last messsages apppear at top instead of bottom)

I like Sylpheed email client because it is very light and fast. But I have a small problem with it: When I am viewing some folder (Inbox, Sent, or other folders) the last unseen messages or last messages (if there is no new message) are shown at the…
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Cannot find Sylpheed data storage location

Sylpheed stores its data by default under ~/Mail and indeed this folder exists and even contains empty subfolders such as inbox, sent, draft etc. However I cannot find any mail storage files even after downloading 800 messages form my IMAP mailbox.…
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Can't access already created mail account in Sylpheed

I'm using GMail. I created an IMAP4-account using the wizard. It shows the folder with my account name but it doesn't open on a double-click and clicking on "get mail" doesn't do anything. I did a reboot, uinstalled Sylpheed and reinstalled. I used…
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