Setup mail client/Thunderbird

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• Alternative: K-9 Mail for Android
• If you don't have Thundebird application in computer, you can get it from Mozilla

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Begin for first account

(if Thunderbird had already an account configured, go to chapter Begin for additional account)

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When you open Mozilla Thunderbird (or Icedove) application first time, you should see the following window at center

Press Skip this and use my existing email

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Go to chapter Continue

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Begin for additional account

(if Thunderbird hadn't any account configured, go to chapter Begin for first account)

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Over the mailbox schema heading, right-click to see the context menu, and select Settings option

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At the bottom of new window, open Account actions menu

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Select Add Mail Account option

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Go to chapter Continue

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Continue

Fill in the 3 text boxes Your name (shown to others for this address), Email address (as registered at service provider), Password (as registered at service provider), and leave Remember password checked

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Submit parameters by pressing Continue

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Review mail server parameters. Use manual configuration if you need to fix usernames#. If it's all right press Done and reception login will be tried

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If last parameters window disappears: go to chapter Complete basics

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If you get some error message

(If last parameters window disappears, skip this chapter)

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Look for this window. If your username and password were right, you have this window somewhere. Once this window is found, Confirm Security Exception

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Press Done to complete reception login

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Complete basics

Open Inbox folder of new account to update mailbox folders

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Press Write button to check sending configuration

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Fill the letter form for a test mail: To (some valid address or yourself), Subject (never leave it empty), and write anything as message body

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Press Send button

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If you don't see any error message: You are almost done, and you can go to chapter Recommended preferences

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If you get some error message

(If you don't see the following message, skip this chapter)

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If letter form didn't disappear, you should see this message box. Accept with OK

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Look for this window. If your username and password were right, you have this window somewhere. Once this window is found, Confirm Security Exception

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Press Send again to complete letter sending

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Recommended preferences about privacy, spam and usability

(not required to make basic mail work)

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To not share computer information, press button No of this banner at the bottom of application

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Locate application's main menu, and press its symbol to open it

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Choose Preferences option (it's possible that is two times)

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Select General section

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To open mail folder on application start, disable ...show the Start Page... leaving box unchecked

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Select Display section

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Select Advanced flap

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For a Activer calm use, you can select to mark messages as read After displaying option

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To avoid old open tabs overloading, you can select to open messages in A new message window

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Select Composition section

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Select Spelling flap

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Fix default writing Language if it's not the right one

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Select Privacy section

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Disable Accept cookies from sites leaving box unchecked

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Select Security section

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Select Junk flap

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Enable actions When I mark messages as junk leaving box checked

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Select Delete them

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Enable adaptive junk filter logging leaving box checked

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Select Advanced section

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Select Data Choices flap

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To not share computer and usage information, disable Crash Reporter leaving box unchecked

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Save changes by pressing close

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Over the new mailbox schema heading, right-click to see the context menu, and select Settings option

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Select Server Settings section

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To not accumulate letters into Trash forever, you can enable Empty Deleted folder on Exit leaving box checked

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Select Copies & Folders section

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To not endure automatic mail reclassification, you can disable Keep message archives leaving box unchecked. Contrary to appearance, thus no letter will be lost of sight.

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Select Composition & Addressing section

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To not resend some marketing stuff and trackers, and lighten mail transport too, you can disable Compose messages in HTML format leaving box unchecked

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Select Junk Settings section

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Enable Move new junk messages leaving box checked

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To not accumulate unwished mail forever, enable Automatically delete junk mail older than... leaving box checked

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Save changes by pressing OK

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After closing Thunderbird, next session

You probably will be asked with this window next time you open the application.

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For this desktop's mail application, you can press Set as Default. Note that you can manage multiple electronic mail accounts with same application, and by any provider.