871807 - Gmail web extension doesn't work

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Thunderbird :: Untriaged, defect)

Description

[Nikos Balkanas]

User Agent: Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) Presto/2.12.388 Version/12.13

Steps to reproduce:

I need to download mail to TB from other Gmail folders than inbox. I downloaded the gmail web extension that does that and installed it under "Application Menu->Add-ons" (you need to update installation instructions for the new releases). Restarted TB.


Actual results:

Nothing happened. Checked that it was running at the same folder, and tried "Get Mail". It is understandable that it doesn't work, since Gmail has been undergoing a lot of changes recently. Since this is a web service, all people using it should have the same, latest version. Therefore, this extension should not work for anyone. 


Expected results:

When Getting Mail I should download the mail from my other gmail folders than inbox. Failing to do that, and since noone can use it anymore, you should remove it from the extensions, altogether, otherwise the user spends unneeded time and effort trying to install it, test it and searching fora for possible problems in installation.

Comment 1

[Nikos Balkanas]

Please disregard. As I was informed in the fora, gmail web extension is used for smt entirely different, bypassing firewalls that have POP3 blocked. Besides gmail will pop all other folders as well.

At the request of other people in the forum, I will try to track down the outdated gmail web extension, so that they can delete it.

Thanks,
Nikos