Setting Up Mozilla Thunderbird

The instructions provided in this section were verified against Mozilla Thunderbird 2. They might not work with earlier or later versions of Mozilla Thunderbird.

To set up Mozilla Thunderbird:

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Go to Tools > Account Settings.
3. Click Add Account.

   The Account Wizard opens.

4. Leave the Email account option selected, and click Next.

   

5. Specify the following:
   • Your name, as you want it to appear in any messages you send.
   • Your e-mail address.

     

6. Click Next.
7. Specify the following:
   • Protocol of your incoming mail server.

     If you want to keep copies of messages on the server, select the IMAP option. If you do not want to keep any messages on the server, select the POP3 option. Selecting IMAP will also allow you to train the SpamAssassin spam filter on e-mail messages you receive, if SpamAssassin is enabled on the server.

   • Incoming server address. Specify your website's Internet address.
   • Outgoing server address. Specify your website's Internet address.

     

8. Click Next.
9. In the Incoming User Name box, specify your full e-mail address.

   

10. Click Next.
11. Enter the name by which you would like to refer to this account (for example, Work Account) and click Next.

    

12. Verify that the information you entered is correct, and click Finish.
13. Click OK to close the Account Settings wizard.

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