From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB895138823 for ; Sun, 3 Feb 2013 12:37:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4568721C03C; Sun, 3 Feb 2013 12:37:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.hadt.biz (sil.hadt.biz [5.9.16.100]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A82EFE05C1 for ; Sun, 3 Feb 2013 12:37:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.255.100] (p5DCC79D9.dip.t-dialin.net [93.204.121.217]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.hadt.biz (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 65A324006F for ; Sun, 3 Feb 2013 13:37:16 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <510E59F9.3010308@hadt.biz> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:37:13 +0100 From: Michael Hampicke User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130107 Thunderbird/17.0.2 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Creating accounts in Thunderbird References: <510E4F56.1080703@gmail.com> <510E584E.3090902@hadt.biz> <510E58C8.8080504@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <510E58C8.8080504@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 6f1a0a9a-3e66-4496-89aa-0fcbf53d8cca X-Archives-Hash: e1160b96c5d8525ce64a8d5ed7d113f6 Am 03.02.2013 13:32, schrieb Alan McKinnon: > On 03/02/2013 14:30, Michael Hampicke wrote: >> Am 03.02.2013 12:51, schrieb Alan McKinnon: >>> Test driving this newfangled thunderbird thingy, trying to create the >>> last of my several accounts. >>> >>> This account does not need SMTP settings, i never send from it. >>> But the create Account Wizard insists on trying to validate passwords >>> and every setting other under the sun. >>> >>> How do I get Thunderbird to act like software and not assume it know >>> better than I do? >>> All I want is for it to accept what I put in the textbox and use it, >>> *and*do*nothing*else. >>> >>> Is there some magic config file where I can bypass the wizard? >>> >> >> In the account wizzard, just click on manual config, enter all your >> settings, that's all. Just tested it with TB18. >> > > Tried that, TB17 insists on verifying the password and won't continue > until the check passes. > > Doesn't this software have a --justdowhatisay option? > > It's a frigging email account for deities sake, it won't break things. > It's not launch codes for ICBMs.... > Have you tried clicking on "advanced settings" then? This should close the account wizzard - but create your account.