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thunderbird-ice [2014/06/12 13:55]
birgir
thunderbird-ice [2016/10/07 11:21]
helgi
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-====== Thunderbird mail setup======+==== Configure your email in Thunderbird in Windows ====
  
-\\ +If the window **Welcome to Thunderbird** opens when you start Thunderbird  for the first time, then choose   
-**The following paragraph applies to all the 1984 E-mail services:**+**I think I'll configure my account later**.\\
  
-Incoming mail server is mail.1984.is. It serves out mail on ports 143(IMAP) and 110(POP)mail.1984.is can also be use as outgoing mail server if you use authentication and port 578 or 465 in stead of the default port 25User name is when authenticating either to the outgoing or the incoming mail services is always the full email address. +→ Click the **Alt** key on your keyboard to see the the menu row on top of the window.\\ 
 +→ Choose **Tools** and **Account Settings**. 
 +→ Click **Account Actions** and choose **Add Mail Account**.\\ 
 +→ **Your name:** Is the name you want the receiver to see as sender.\\  
 +→ **Email address:** Your email address.\\ 
 +→ **Password:** Your email address password.\\  
 +→ **Remember password** You probably want Thunderbird to remember the password.\\ 
 +→ Click **Continue** and choose **Manual config**.
  
-ATTENTIONThe 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 "Continue" +
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-4. Thunderbird tries to check a Mozilla data base for suggestions for settings, but we skip that by clicking on: "Manual config"+
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-5. Please refer to the above screen shot but type in your own information.  Incoming mail server is __mail.1984.is__ and outgoing mail server is also __mail.1984.is__. We highly recommend IMAP rather than POP. Please remember that your user name is your entire email address. +
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-**Video instructions for mail setup in Thunderbird** +
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 +→ **Outgoing:** SMTP\\
 +→ **Server hostname** is mail.1984.is\\
 +→ **Port** 587 STARTTLS\\
 +→ **Authentication** Normal password.\\
 +→ **Username:** **Incoming:** Your email address, **Outgoing:** Your email address.\\
 +→ Click **Done** (or **Re-test**).
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thunderbird-ice.txt · Last modified: 2016/10/07 11:21 by helgi