Difference between revisions of "XMission Email:Mozilla Thunderbird"

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#Click on the <span class="button">Start</span> button, select <span class="button">Programs</span> click on the <span class="button">Mozilla Thunderbird</span> folder and select Mozilla Thunderbird.  
 
#Click on the <span class="button">Start</span> button, select <span class="button">Programs</span> click on the <span class="button">Mozilla Thunderbird</span> folder and select Mozilla Thunderbird.  
 
#Click <span class="button">Tools</span> and select <span class="button">Account Settings</span>.
 
#Click <span class="button">Tools</span> and select <span class="button">Account Settings</span>.
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#Click on <span class="button">Outgoing Server (SMTP)</span> in the menu on the left. In the ''Server Name:'' field enter <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt>. In the ''User Name:'' field enter your XMission user name.
 
#Click on <span class="button">Outgoing Server (SMTP)</span> in the menu on the left. In the ''Server Name:'' field enter <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt>. In the ''User Name:'' field enter your XMission user name.
#[[Image:Thunderbird2.png]]
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#Click the <span class="button">Add Account</span> button. Select <span class="button">Email account</span> then click <span class="button">Next</span>
 
#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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#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>.
 
#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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#Select POP. In the ''Incoming Server:'' field enter <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt> then click <span class="button">Next</span>.
 
#Select POP. In the ''Incoming Server:'' field enter <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt> then click <span class="button">Next</span>.
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#In the ''Incoming User Name:'' field, enter your XMission user name then click <span class="button">Next</span>.
 
#In the ''Incoming User Name:'' field, enter your XMission user name then click <span class="button">Next</span>.
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#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>.
 
#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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#Look over the information and verify that everything is correct, then click <span class="button">Finish</span>.
 
#Look over the information and verify that everything is correct, then click <span class="button">Finish</span>.
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#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.  
 
#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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Congratulations!  You are now set up to send and receive mail using Mozilla Thunderbird.
 
Congratulations!  You are now set up to send and receive mail using Mozilla Thunderbird.
  
 
[[Category:XMission Email|Thunderbird]]
 
[[Category:XMission Email|Thunderbird]]

Revision as of 14:12, 29 January 2010

  1. Click on the Start button, select Programs click on the Mozilla Thunderbird folder and select Mozilla Thunderbird.
  2. Click Tools and select Account Settings.
Thunderbird1.png
  1. 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.
Thunderbird2.png
  1. Click the Add Account button. Select Email account then click Next
Thunderbird3.png
  1. 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 Next.
Thunderbird4.png
  1. Select POP. In the Incoming Server: field enter mail.xmission.com then click Next.
Thunderbird5.png
  1. In the Incoming User Name: field, enter your XMission user name then click Next.
Thunderbird6.png
  1. 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 Next.
Thunderbird7.png
  1. Look over the information and verify that everything is correct, then click Finish.
Thunderbird8.png
  1. You can now click on the Get Mail 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.
Thunderbird9.png

Congratulations! You are now set up to send and receive mail using Mozilla Thunderbird.