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how_to:mozilla_thunderbird [2010/02/17 11:10] – created paulhow_to:mozilla_thunderbird [2012/01/05 12:17] – simon
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   - Thunderbird will now try to locate your mail servers automatically. This will rarely work successfully if you have your own mail server, so press **Stop**   - Thunderbird will now try to locate your mail servers automatically. This will rarely work successfully if you have your own mail server, so press **Stop**
   - Note that Thunderbird will continue trying to find your mail servers. The actual result will depend on many factors, so we can't give definitive steps here. For instance, in our case, we do have a mailserver called 'mail.pscs.co.uk', but that isn't the one we want to use, so, although it says it "found the settings" it found incorrect ones!\\ {{:how_to:thunderbird3.png|}}   - Note that Thunderbird will continue trying to find your mail servers. The actual result will depend on many factors, so we can't give definitive steps here. For instance, in our case, we do have a mailserver called 'mail.pscs.co.uk', but that isn't the one we want to use, so, although it says it "found the settings" it found incorrect ones!\\ {{:how_to:thunderbird3.png|}}
-  - On the 'Incoming' row, choose the relevant method - POP3 or IMAP4. If you have VPOP3 Standard, then you must use POP3. If you have VPOP3 Enterprise, you can use either method, but we recommend you use IMAP4.+  - On the 'Incoming' row, choose the relevant method - POP3 or IMAP4. If you have VPOP3 Basic, then you must use POP3. If you have VPOP3 Enterprise, you can use either method, but we recommend you use IMAP4.
   - Press **Manual Setup...**   - Press **Manual Setup...**
   - Back in the main Thunderbird **Accounts Settings** page, choose **Server Settings** for the account you just added\\ {{:how_to:thunderbird4.png|}}   - Back in the main Thunderbird **Accounts Settings** page, choose **Server Settings** for the account you just added\\ {{:how_to:thunderbird4.png|}}
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   - Press **Add**\\ {{:how_to:thunderbird7.png|}}   - Press **Add**\\ {{:how_to:thunderbird7.png|}}
   - In Name, put something like 'VPOP3' or 'Company Address Book' etc   - In Name, put something like 'VPOP3' or 'Company Address Book' etc
-  - In **Hostname** put the IP address of the VPOP3 computer+  - In **Hostname** put the [[find IP address of VPOP3|IP address of the VPOP3 computer]]
   - In **Port number** put the port where the VPOP3 service is running (usually 389)   - In **Port number** put the port where the VPOP3 service is running (usually 389)
   - You can leave the other settings at their defaults   - You can leave the other settings at their defaults
   - Press OK, OK   - Press OK, OK
   - In the box next to the **Directory Server** checkbox in the main Options page, you may want to select the new directory service you have created, but this is optional.   - In the box next to the **Directory Server** checkbox in the main Options page, you may want to select the new directory service you have created, but this is optional.
how_to/mozilla_thunderbird.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/14 10:45 by 127.0.0.1

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