Thunderbird 0.8 not working properly

aeruzcar · 09-24-2004, 01:18 AM

Hello there
I just upgraded to thunderbird 0.8 and when I started it, it shows mi inboxes but no messages on them and I can not get my new mail either
Any ideas ??
Thanks

himanshu79 · 09-24-2004, 02:00 AM

Did you installed it over a previous installation?

if so you made a mistake which i made few months back.
this is what written in the installation notes.

Quote:

Upgraders: DO NOT install Mozilla Thunderbird into a directory containing program files from a previous version. Overwriting files from a previous release WILL cause problems. To re-use the directory of a previous install, the directory must be deleted and recreated, emptied, moved, or renamed. You should not file bugs in Bugzilla if you choose to ignore this step.

The program directory does not contain profile information; any existing accounts, account settings, options, e-mail, and news messages will remain intact. This release does not require changes to your profile to function properly.

just read this Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 Release Notes.

aeruzcar · 09-24-2004, 02:15 AM

Yes, that's the problem I read that later, I used gentoo so I just emerged -u and let it go, is there a way to recover my messages??