How can I force Thunderbird to automatically check mail when I log in? I am using Ubuntu 11.10, 64-bit.
3 Answers
Do you mean you want to auto-start TB when you log in?
- Open the Unity dash, and launch "Startup Applications".
- Click "Add", on the right.
- Enter name "Thunderbird".
- Enter command "thunderbird".
- Click "Add" to close the dialogue box.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any way to get it to start in the background, and just update the mail notifier - that would be nice.
That kind of configuration is per account and not 'system' wide.
In each account settings (Edit -> Account Settings...
), you have "Server Settings" where you can configure how Thunderbird deals with new messages.
Have a look to my answer in this question: