Difference between revisions of "XMission Email:Mozilla Thunderbird"
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| − | + | 1. Open up Thunderbird and Click ''Tools'' and select ''Account Settings'' | |
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| − | + | 2. Click on ''Outgoing Server (SMTP)'' in the menu on the left. In the ''Server Name:'' field enter mail.xmission.com In the ''User Name:'' field enter your XMission user name. | |
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| − | + | 3. Click the <span class="button">Add Account</span> button. Select <span class="button">Email account</span> then click <span class="button">Next</span> | |
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| − | + | 4. In the ''Your Name:'' field enter your name as you would like it to appear on your outgoing messages. In the email address field enter your XMission email address, then click <span class="button">Next</span>. | |
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| − | + | 5. Select POP. In the ''Incoming Server:'' field enter <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt> then click <span class="button">Next</span>. | |
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| − | + | 6. In the ''Incoming User Name:'' field, enter your XMission user name then click <span class="button">Next</span>. | |
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| − | + | 7. The ''Account Name:'' field is used to identify your XMission account. By default it will have your email address there, you can leave that or enter whatever you would like, then click <span class="button">Next</span>. | |
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| − | + | 8. Look over the information and verify that everything is correct, then click <span class="button">Finish</span>. | |
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| − | + | 9. You can now click on the <span class="button">Get Mail</span> icon. You will be prompted to enter your XMission password. You can check the box to have your password remembered, or leave it unchecked to enter it each time you check for new mail. | |
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Revision as of 13:16, 29 January 2010
1. Open up Thunderbird and Click Tools and select Account Settings
2. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the menu on the left. In the Server Name: field enter mail.xmission.com In the User Name: field enter your XMission user name.
3. Click the button. Select then click
4. In the Your Name: field enter your name as you would like it to appear on your outgoing messages. In the email address field enter your XMission email address, then click .
5. Select POP. In the Incoming Server: field enter mail.xmission.com then click .
6. In the Incoming User Name: field, enter your XMission user name then click .
7. The Account Name: field is used to identify your XMission account. By default it will have your email address there, you can leave that or enter whatever you would like, then click .
8. Look over the information and verify that everything is correct, then click .
9. You can now click on the icon. You will be prompted to enter your XMission password. You can check the box to have your password remembered, or leave it unchecked to enter it each time you check for new mail.
Congratulations! You are now set up to send and receive mail using Mozilla Thunderbird.
