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download mails from thunderbird

Asked by srihari

hi Frndz,

I use bsnl connection for internet,it offers unlimited b/w 2am -8pm.
I want to use the time to download mails from gmail account to thunderbird.
I want to automate this.to happen every day.

pl suggest .

Thanks in advance.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Set your Thunderbird to automatically download message when start.

Then try to make start thunderbird using cron utility

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

crontab -e

may be at first launch crontab ask you which editor do you want to use i suggest you to select "nano"

Then add a row:
# launch Thunderbird at 2.30 am
30 02 * * * export DISPLAY=:0 && /usr/bin/thunderbird

Save and exit.

Be patient to wait to the requested time ... ;-) and see if it works.

Then you must shutdown manually Thunderbird.

Hope this helps

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