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Begin for first account

When you open Mozilla Thunderbird (or Icedove) application first time, you should see the following window at center (if Thunderbird had already an account configured, go to chapter Begin for additional account)

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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 account 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 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 to refresh 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 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 No

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

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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 calm usability, 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 necessary

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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 parameters pressing close

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Over the account 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

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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, 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 parameters 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