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Claws is a very light weight email client for Linux operating systems.

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Can claws mail or sylpheed sync gmail contacts?

I don't mean importing manually, but true syncing? If not, is there Ubuntu software which syncs gmail contacts separately, and then the above clients sync from that?
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Mail client that does NOT mark mails as read automatically?

Problem is, that mails get marked as read when I select them and they are shown in the preview pane. I tried Thunderbird, Claws Mail and Sylpheed and I didn't find an option that prevents this. I'm open for new mail clients (but no console or KDE,…
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How can I make Claws Mail the preferred email client?

I have read here, Changing email application in Preferred Applications to GMail?, how to access mimeapps.list but I cannot figure out what needs to be entered for Claws Mail to act as preferred. I have tried…
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How to view HTML mails in Claws?

I've just installed claws mail. Setting it up was not easy, but thanks to this sit I've managed to retrieve my mails. Only, html mails are just displayed as plain text so i've installed fancy plugin and under settings -> preferences -> display…
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Claws mail 3.11.1 Could not queue message for sending

Have been using Thunderbird for some time then installed Claws mail and both worked on same Pc. What i liked about Claws that it authenticate connection and bind to a specific PC across different connection types. i.e. (Received: from Notebook-PC…
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Only keep recent emails in claws mail (or any light weight mail client)

Since I'm using a netbook with only 16GB SSD, I want to use most lightweight client possible (hence not Thunderbird) However, I wasn't able to find an option to download only recent mails, say, more recent than a week, in claws mail. Is there a way…
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Claws mail: Filtering windows problem in Unity?

I have been informed, via the Claws mail users (e-mail) list, that the following issue may be Unity-related. Comments / ideas / suggestions? Thanks. Original question: Often when I am editing or creating a Filter in Claws mail and I make a…
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Claws mail does not minimise to notification/indicator applet

I am using Claws Mail v3.13.2 on Ubuntu 16.04. Before upgrading to 16.04 from 15.10 the claws mail plugin Notification managed to minimise and/or close claws mail to tray (i.e., in this little mail symbol in the top right corner - the…
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"Mark as read"-button in Claws Mail?

As I prefer to manually mark my email as read, I turned of the automatic marking. But how are you suppose to mark message as read? In KMail I have an "Mark as read"-button in my tool-bar. In claws I couldn't find it when editing my tool-bar, and it…
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Auto-split attachment from e-mail in e-mail client at download?

I've searched around on this for months every now and then, including here, to no avail. My issue seems so exotic I even seem unable to use the right set of keywords in forums and communities. That's why I've finally registered and am hoping…
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In Claws-mail, how to put the signature above quoted text in a reply

In Lubuntu 20.04.1, I'm using Claws Mail 3.17.5 I'd like to be able to click reply and have the cursor position at the top of my message with my signature followed by the quoted text.
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Can I safely backup my Claws Mail configuration with tar?

I am used to backup directories of varying kind with tar on my Xubuntu 14.04LTS system. Can I safely backup the configuration of Claws Mail with tar? $ tar cvzf claws-mail-backup.tar.gz $HOME/.claws-mail/ The tar itself will work, but can I simply…
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Why is Claws Mail starting in offline mode?

I am sorry if this is not the best place to ask this, but hopefully someone might be able to help. After I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 from 11.04, Claws Mail 3.7.10 began starting in offline mode. It continues to do so upon every startup. I have…
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Where did the downloaded/installed plugin go?

I just downloaded a Plugin for the Claws E-mail program: sudo apt-get install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin And according to the instructions, all you need to do is to open it USAGE Before using a plugin you must instruct Claws Mail to load it on …
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Claws Mail stuck in full-screen mode

I have Ubuntu 12.04 and claws mail 3.8.0. Suddenly and I don't know why, Claws was in full-screen mode and I cannot close it normally. The menu at the top does not show. Now I have to go to "compose" so I can get my icons up, then left click and…
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