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- | ====== Thunderbird | + | ==== Configure your email in Thunderbird |
- | \\ | + | If the window |
- | **The following paragraph applies | + | **I think I'll configure my account later**.\\ |
- | Incoming mail server is mail.1984.is. It serves out mail on ports 143(IMAP) | + | → Click the **Alt** key on your keyboard to see the the menu row on top of the window.\\ |
+ | → Choose **Tools** | ||
+ | → Click **Account Actions** | ||
+ | → **Your | ||
+ | → **Email address:** Your email address.\\ | ||
+ | → **Password: | ||
+ | → **Remember password** You probably want Thunderbird to remember the password.\\ | ||
+ | → Click **Continue** and choose **Manual config**. | ||
- | ATTENTION: The text __under__ each screen shot applies to the screen shot above. Please note that a Video of mail setup on Thunderbird is also available. | + | → **Incoming:** should be **IMAP**.\\ |
- | + | → **Server hostname** is mail.1984.is\\ | |
- | + | → **Port** 993 SSL/TLS\\ | |
- | 1. In the Thunderbird mail program, navigate to: File - New - Get a New Mail Account | + | → **Authentication** Normal password.\\ |
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- | 2. Click on: Skip this and use my existing email. | + | |
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- | 3. Type in the correct information and click on " | + | |
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- | 4. Thunderbird tries to check a Mozilla data base for suggestions for settings, but we skip that by clicking on: " | + | |
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- | 5. Please refer to the above screen shot but type in your own information. | + | |
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- | **Video instructions for mail setup in Thunderbird** | + | |
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+ | → **Outgoing: | ||
+ | → **Server hostname** is mail.1984.is\\ | ||
+ | → **Port** 587 STARTTLS\\ | ||
+ | → **Authentication** Normal password.\\ | ||
+ | → **Username: | ||
+ | → Click **Done** (or **Re-test**). | ||
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