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:''This is a partial list of Thunderbird-related articles, which at present is not being updated regularly. For other articles, please use the Search function or browse the listing in [[:Category:Thunderbird]].''
==Mail==
==Mail==


===E-mail Account Setup===
===E-mail Account Setup===
* [[Getting started with Thunderbird | Basic e-mail account configuration (a guide for beginners)]]
* [[Getting started with Thunderbird | Basic e-mail account configuration (a guide for beginners)]]
* [[Using webmail with your email client | Use webmail, including Gmail, Hotmail, MSN, AOL, or Yahoo! Mail, with Thunderbird]]
* [[Using webmail with your email client | Use webmail, including Gmail, Hotmail, MSN, AOL, Netscape, or Yahoo! Mail, with Thunderbird]]
* [[Global Inbox | One Inbox (global Inbox) for multiple e-mail accounts]]
* [[Global Inbox | One Inbox (global Inbox) for multiple e-mail accounts]]
* [[Multiple identities per e-mail account | Multiple identities (return addresses) for one e-mail account]]
* [[Multiple identities per e-mail account | Multiple identities (return addresses) for one e-mail account]]
* [[Multiple SMTP servers (Thunderbird) | Multiple SMTP (outgoing mail) servers or accounts]]
* [[Multiple SMTP servers (Thunderbird) | Multiple SMTP (outgoing mail) servers or accounts]]
* [[SMTP authentication | SMTP (outgoing mail) authentication]]
* [[SMTP authentication | SMTP (outgoing mail) authentication]]
* [[Importing_and_exporting_your_mail | Importing and exporting your mail]]
* [[Advanced IMAP account configuration | Advanced IMAP account configuration]]
* [[POP_before_SMTP_support | POP before SMTP support]]


===Sending and Receiving Mail===
===Sending and Receiving Mail===
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* Disable the warning dialog when you try to send a [https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=thunderbird&id=305 message without a subject]
* Disable the warning dialog when you try to send a [https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=thunderbird&id=305 message without a subject]
* Enable [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/mailnews/mail-troubleshoot.html#imap session logging] for diagnosing problems with email server
* Enable [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/mailnews/mail-troubleshoot.html#imap session logging] for diagnosing problems with email server
* [[How do I put messages back on the POP3 server?]]
* [[How do I check for new messages in other folders]]?
* [[How do I download only certain POP messages?]]
* [[Recall_a_message | How do I recall a message I sent?]]


===Composing E-mails===
===Composing E-mails===
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* [[Dictionaries (Thunderbird) | Add dictionaries, including in other languages]]
* [[Dictionaries (Thunderbird) | Add dictionaries, including in other languages]]
* [[Inline spellchecking (Thunderbird) | Add inline spell-checking or auto-correction]]
* [[Inline spellchecking (Thunderbird) | Add inline spell-checking or auto-correction]]
* [[Creating complex mails with inline images]]
* [[Send plain text attachments as real attachments]]


===Organizing and Finding Messages===
===Organizing and Finding Messages===
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* [[Duplicate messages received  | Remove duplicate messages]]
* [[Duplicate messages received  | Remove duplicate messages]]
* [[Archiving your e-mail]]
* [[Archiving your e-mail]]
* [[Stop threading by subject | Stop threading messages just because subject matches]]
* [[Re-sort threads with new messages]] so they move to the top/bottom


===Reading and Printing Messages===
===Reading and Printing Messages===
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* [[Moving address books between profiles | Move an address book to another profile]]
* [[Moving address books between profiles | Move an address book to another profile]]
* [[PalmSync (Thunderbird) | Synchronize my Address Book with my Palm OS PDA]]
* [[PalmSync (Thunderbird) | Synchronize my Address Book with my Palm OS PDA]]
* [[Synchronizing PDAs and phones]]
* [[Multiple e-mail addresses per address book entry | Enter more than two email address for an address book entry]]
* [[Multiple e-mail addresses per address book entry | Enter more than two email address for an address book entry]]
* [[Import Mac OS X address book | Import from Mac OS X Address Book]]
* [[Import Mac OS X address book | Import from Mac OS X Address Book]]
* [[LDAP access via Address Book|Set up the Address Book to access LDAP]]
* [[Sharing address books | Sharing address books]]


===Misc.===
===Misc.===
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* What are "[[Local Folders]]" for? Can I change the name or get rid of them?
* What are "[[Local Folders]]" for? Can I change the name or get rid of them?
* [[Start Page for mail | Turn off or change the Thunderbird Start Page]]
* [[Start Page for mail | Turn off or change the Thunderbird Start Page]]
* How do I [[Software Update | update Thunderbird]]?


==Profiles: File Locations, Migration, and Backup/Restore==
==Profiles: File Locations, Migration, and Backup/Restore==
Your e-mail, address book, settings, and other info are stored in your ''profile''.
Your e-mail, address book, settings, and other info are stored in your ''profile''.
* [[Profile folder | Find your profile folder]]
* [[Profile folder - Thunderbird | Find your profile folder]]
* [[Profile folder contents (Thunderbird) | Descriptions of files in your profile]]
* [[Profile folder contents (Thunderbird) | Descriptions of files in your profile]]
* [[Profile Manager | Use the Profile Manager]] (to create, delete, rename & switch profiles)
* [[Profile Manager | Use the Profile Manager]] (to create, delete, rename & switch profiles)
* [[Profile backup | Back up and restore profiles]] (including moving to another computer)
* [[Profile backup | Back up and restore profiles]] (including moving to another computer)
* [[Moving your profile folder | Changing your profile folder location]]
* [[Moving your profile folder | Changing your profile folder location]]
* [[Moving your mail storage location (Thunderbird) | Move your e-mail storage location]]
* [[Moving your mail storage location - Thunderbird | Move your e-mail storage location]]
* [[Combining two profiles | Combine two profiles]]
* [[Modify Thunderbird settings | Modify your settings]]  
* [[Recovering deleted mail accounts | Recover e-mail from a deleted account]]
* [[Recovering deleted mail accounts | Recover e-mail from a deleted account]]
* [[Importing and exporting your mail | Move e-mail and settings to and from other programs]] (Mozilla Suite, Netscape, Outlook Express, Eudora, AOL, etc.)
* [[Importing and exporting your mail | Move e-mail and settings to and from other programs]] (Mozilla Suite, Netscape, Outlook Express, Eudora, AOL, etc.)
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==Security==
==Security==
* How do I block/unblock the [[Privacy basics (Thunderbird) | loading of remote images]] in messages?
* How do I block/unblock the [[Privacy basics (Thunderbird) | loading of remote images]] in messages?
* How do I [[Protect the profiles contents | prevent somebody else from reading my messages]]?
* How do I [[Master password | set or reset a master password]]?
* How do I [[Master password | set or reset a master password]]?
* How do I [[Installing an SMIME certificate | install/import an S/MIME certificate?]]
* How do I [[Installing an SMIME certificate | install/import an S/MIME certificate?]]
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* How do I [[Date display format | change the date/time format?]]
* How do I [[Date display format | change the date/time format?]]
* How do I [[Upgrading (Thunderbird) | upgrade]] to a newer version of Thunderbird?
* How do I [[Upgrading (Thunderbird) | upgrade]] to a newer version of Thunderbird?
* How do I temporarily disable extensions and themes using [[Safe_Mode | safe mode]]?
* How do I [[Default mail client | set Thunderbird as my default mail client]]?
* How do I [[Default mail client | set Thunderbird as my default mail client]]?
* How do I [[Spelling Thunderbird | spell Thunderbird? How can I abbreviate it]]?
* How do I [[Change how much of the attachments filename is displayed (Thunderbird) | prevent Thunderbird from truncating the attachments filename when displaying it?]]
* How do I [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=973 change what Thunderbird version a extension or theme supports?]
* How do I [[Run multiple copies of Thunderbird at the same time | run multiple copies of Thunderbird at the same time?]]
* What are the [[Menu_differences_in_Windows%2C_Linux%2C_and_Mac | menu differences]] when running Thunderbird under different operating systems?
* What are the [[Thunderbird Command Line Arguments | command line arguments]]?
* Does Thunderbird support [[MAPI Support | MAPI]]?
* [http://mozptch.mozdev.org/ Mozptch is a admin tool for deploying Thunderbird and Firefox installations]
[[Category:Thunderbird]]

Latest revision as of 05:58, 9 December 2008

This is a partial list of Thunderbird-related articles, which at present is not being updated regularly. For other articles, please use the Search function or browse the listing in Category:Thunderbird.

Mail

E-mail Account Setup

Sending and Receiving Mail

Composing E-mails

Organizing and Finding Messages

Reading and Printing Messages

Using the Address Book

Misc.

Profiles: File Locations, Migration, and Backup/Restore

Your e-mail, address book, settings, and other info are stored in your profile.

Newsgroups

See the Mail section, above, for info on composing, organizing and finding, and other newsgroup basics.

RSS

Security

Miscellaneous