Google Talk on Port 80
This is a very short tutorial on how to connect to Gmail using Pidgin over port 80. Some of my beloved readers behind the Great Firewall of China and some on really restrictive networks have requested this. Enjoy.
1. Download and install Pidgin client.
2. Configure the client with the following settings do not make changes to anything that I don't specify in here:
Note: If you already have it install pull it up and go to: Accounts > Manage Accounts > Add
Basic (tab)
Login Options:
Protocol: Google Talk or XMPP
Username: Your Gmail username
Domain: gmail.com
Resource: Gmail
Password: Your Gmail password
Check the box Remember Password
Advanced (tab)
Require SSL/TLS: checked
Force old (port 5223) SSL: un-checked
Connect port: 80
3. Click Save
Deleting duplicates in Thunderbird
I've been looking for hands down the best email solution and I think I might have found it. I've been using Thunderbird for a while now and simply love Thunderbird 3.0 It'a greate email client overall however I did come across something that bugged me and finally figured out how to overcome it. I get a lot of duplicate emails daily. I'm not talking about the same request re-worded I'm talkign about the same exact email because someone on a form on email client re-sent me the same thing more then once. It's rather annoying and clutters up my inbox. I was hoping I would be able to set up a generic "duplicate" filter. However as it turns out there was none. I did find the correct way to do it by manually changing a configuration file setting for Thunderbird. So here is how you would change it so that duplicates get deleted once retreived.
1. Open Thunderbird (Really I had to tell you that ?)
2. Browse to: Tools > Options > Advanced > Config Editor
3. Look up: mail.server.default.dup_action
4. Double Click on it and set it's value to.
Posible entries for the value are represented by 1 numeric character. Here is what changes each number makes:
0 = Default Entry. Retrieves dups.
1 = Duplicates are deleted after they are retreived. (Should work well for most users.)
2 = Dups get moved to the trash.
3 = Duplicates get marked as read messages.
WARNING: I'm not responsible for your inability to correctly follow instructions or any actions you take for that matter. As a general rule. Please don't play with any settings you don't feel fully comfortable with.






