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* [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Thunderbird/HowEmailWorks FLOSS manual on Thunderbird] (general information and instructions how to use Thunderbird 3.1) | * [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Thunderbird/HowEmailWorks FLOSS manual on Thunderbird] (general information and instructions how to use Thunderbird 3.1) | ||
* [https://security.ngoinabox.org/en/thunderbird_main Security in a box] guide to installing Thunderbird and the Enigmail extension (OpenPGP). | |||
*[http://mozilla.gunnars.net/thunderbird_mail_setup.html Gunnars.net Thunderbird tutorial] (targeted for 2.0 and earlier versions, thus in part obsolete for 3.x) | *[http://mozilla.gunnars.net/thunderbird_mail_setup.html Gunnars.net Thunderbird tutorial] (targeted for 2.0 and earlier versions, thus in part obsolete for 3.x) | ||
* [http://email.about.com/od/emailbehindthescenes/Behind_the_Scenes_How_Email_Works.htm How email works] (collection of useful articles on e-mail use and hacking) | * [http://email.about.com/od/emailbehindthescenes/Behind_the_Scenes_How_Email_Works.htm How email works] (collection of useful articles on e-mail use and hacking) | ||
[[Category:E-mail account setup (Thunderbird)]] | [[Category:E-mail account setup (Thunderbird)]] | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 2 June 2011
If you're a beginning user of Thunderbird, you may have many questions about how to get started once you've downloaded and installed the application. A good place to begin is this tutorial. It will walk you through the basic setup and usage of Thunderbird, including:
- How to set up a new email account and start checking your email
- How to make a signature
- How to write and send mail
- How to attach a file to a message you send
- How to use the Junk Mail Controls
- How to import mail and address books
- How to set up and use message filters
- How to use Thunderbird with newsgroups
- How to download, install and change themes
- How to access mail from yahoo and gmail.
One topic the tutorial doesn't address is keeping a copy of your messages on the POP3 server after you check for new messages with Thunderbird, so that you can still access those messages using webmail. In Thunderbird the default setting is to delete all messages from the server after downloading. If you want to keep your messages available for webmail access, you need to check the checkmark at "Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings -> Leave messages on server". Do this before you download your mail for the first time.
See also
- Common misconceptions about Thunderbird
- Creating accounts in Thunderbird for popular email providers
- Emulate Microsoft email clients
- Keep Thunderbird working
- Using webmail with Thunderbird
External links
- FLOSS manual on Thunderbird (general information and instructions how to use Thunderbird 3.1)
- Security in a box guide to installing Thunderbird and the Enigmail extension (OpenPGP).
- Gunnars.net Thunderbird tutorial (targeted for 2.0 and earlier versions, thus in part obsolete for 3.x)
- How email works (collection of useful articles on e-mail use and hacking)
