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
Begin for first account
(if Thunderbird had already an account configured, go to chapter Begin for additional account)
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
Go to chapter Continue
Begin for additional account
(if Thunderbird hadn't any account configured, go to chapter Begin for first account)
Over the mailbox schema heading, right-click to see the context menu, and select Settings option
At the bottom of new window, open Account actions menu
Select Add Mail Account option
Go to chapter Continue
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
Submit parameters by pressing Continue
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
If last parameters window disappears: go to chapter Complete basics
If you get some error message
(If last parameters window disappears, skip this chapter)
Look for this window. If your username and password were right, you have this window somewhere. Once this window is found, Confirm Security Exception
Press Done to complete reception login
Complete basics
Open Inbox folder of new account to update mailbox folders
Press Write button to check sending configuration
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
Press Send button
If you don't see any error message: You are almost done, and you can go to chapter Recommended preferences
If you get some error message
(If you don't see the following message, skip this chapter)
If letter form didn't disappear, you should see this message box. Accept with OK
Look for this window. If your username and password were right, you have this window somewhere. Once this window is found, Confirm Security Exception
Press Send again to complete letter sending
Recommended preferences about privacy, spam and usability
(not required to make basic mail work)
To not share computer information, press button No of this banner at the bottom of application
Locate application's main menu, and press its symbol to open it
Choose Preferences option (it's possible that is two times)
Select General section
To open mail folder on application start, disable ...show the Start Page... leaving box unchecked
Select Display section
Select Advanced flap
For a Activer calm use, you can select to mark messages as read After displaying option
To avoid old open tabs overloading, you can select to open messages in A new message window
Select Composition section
Select Spelling flap
Fix default writing Language if it's not the right one
Select Privacy section
Disable Accept cookies from sites leaving box unchecked
Select Security section
Select Junk flap
Enable actions When I mark messages as junk leaving box checked
Select Delete them
Enable adaptive junk filter logging leaving box checked
Select Advanced section
Select Data Choices flap
To not share computer and usage information, disable Crash Reporter leaving box unchecked
Save changes by pressing close
Over the new mailbox schema heading, right-click to see the context menu, and select Settings option
Select Server Settings section
To not accumulate letters into Trash forever, you can enable Empty Deleted folder on Exit leaving box checked
Select Copies & Folders section
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.
Select Composition & Addressing section
To not resend some marketing stuff and trackers, and lighten mail transport too, you can disable Compose messages in HTML format leaving box unchecked
Select Junk Settings section
Enable Move new junk messages leaving box checked
To not accumulate unwished mail forever, enable Automatically delete junk mail older than... leaving box checked
Save changes by pressing OK
After closing Thunderbird, next session
You probably will be asked with this window next time you open the application.
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.
