On 4/28/2020 5:08 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
I think that's not correct. The*installation* doesn't have to be
brand new, the*account* in Thunderbird must be new, i.e. just created.

I added a new New account and could set 'Message Store Type:' to
either 'File per folder (mbox)' or 'File per message (maildir)'.

So what if I nuke all of the old messages in the News folder, and let it
repopulate from scratch?

Yousuf Khan