The first time you start up Thunderbird, the Account Wizard is activated. Select Email account, then click the button to begin setting up an email account.
If you don't get the wizard, you can start it by selecting from either the or menu. Then click the button on the bottom left.
On the Identity screen enter Your Name and Email address (in this example we have used Jane Doer and janedoer@svpal.org). Click the button to proceed.
On the Server Information screen select POP and enter pop.svpal.org for the Incoming Server. Enter smtp.svpal.org for the Outgoing Server. Click the button to proceed.
If you have multiple email accounts, you might consider un-checking the Use Global Index check box. This will create the account with it's own set of folders instead of just mixing all your email together.
On the User Names window enter your SVPAL user name (in this example janedoer) into both the Incoming User Name and Outgoing User Name fields. Click the button to proceed.
On the Account Name window using your email address is a good choice. Click the button to proceed.
On the Congratulations! window verify the information for your email account. Uncheck the Download messages now button. It should look similar to the example. Note that where janedoer appears in the example below, you should see your username. Use the button to back up and make corrections. Simply use the buttons to move forward back to this point again. When you are satisfied that this window is correct, click the button to create the account. Don't attempt to retreive your email until you've enabled SMTP AUTH in the next section.
Enabling SMTP AUTH for Mozilla Thunderbird
In this section we enable SMTP AUTH and TLS. SMTP AUTH allows you to prove you are a legitimate subscriber by providing your username and password when you send email. This prevents outsiders (mostly SPAMmers) from using our servers to send their SPAM messages. TLS encrypts communication between your computer and our mail server. This keeps your password secure and provides some privacy protection for your email messages.
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Your email account should show up under folders on the left. If there is no account listed, you should go back to the beginning of this page to create an account. Right-click the mouse over the account name and up pops a menu. Select from the menu.
Here we enable TLS for retreiving email to provide security for your password and privacy for the email you download.
On the Account Settings window, select under the account name. Then on the right side inside the Security Settings box, under Use secure connection, check . Then on the left side, click .
Here we are modifying the settings for sending email.
For Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings click on the entry containing , then click the button.
Here we change the port for sending email to 587 and enable TLS security. Some ISPs block access to port 25 and port 25 sometimes gets very busy. Port 587 is only available to subscribers so it provides better service. Again TLS encrypts your communications with the email server, thereby protecting your password and providing privacy for your email.
Now on the SMTP Server window and under Settings, change the Port to 587. Under Security and Authentication check the Use name and password option. Under Use secure connection, check the TLS choice. Click the button to finish.
Click on the button of the main Thunderbird to connect and retrieve your email.
You will be prompted for your user name and password. You may optionally check the Use Password Manager to remember this password to have Thunderbird remember your password. You should not use this option on computers that are not physically secure, such as at a library.