View multiple email accounts in Evolution

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I just set up Ubuntu 8.1 and the Evolution email client. I set up 4 separate email address (POP). When you "Send Receive" it asks for the password for all four addresses but only mail from the "default" account shows up in the Inbox. Is there a way to set up so that mail from all four accounts shows up? I am missing something?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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I think is possible with Evolution but i suggest you to use Thunderbird to manage your mail on Ubuntu... and i'm sure you can do this in a very easy way...

Thunderbird: mail/news client with RSS and integrated spam filter support
 Thunderbird is a lightweight mail/news/RSS client, based on the Mozilla suite.
 It supports different mail accounts (POP, IMAP, Gmail), has an integrated learning Spam filter, and offers easy organization of mails with tagging and virtual folders. Also, more features can be added by installing extensions.

To install Thunderbird simply search select and add it to your system using the System→Add/remove menu item

To install Thunderbird using terminal

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(when the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install thunderbird

You will find Thunderbird into Applications→Internet menu

Hope this helps

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PLogic (plogic) said :
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Evolution seems to use a global inbox. I read a message re: setting up separate folders in that inbox, but that isn't the same as Thunderbird's ability to view separate accounts' individual inboxes. Still researching...

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