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== Initial Account Creation ==
== Initial Account Creation ==
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The first time you start Thunderbird, you will be presented with an interface to create an account.  You have four options available to choose from:
The first time you start Thunderbird, you will be presented with an interface to create an account.  You have four options available to choose from:


; Email : a system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers.
; [[#Creating_an_Email_Account|Email]] : Email accounts allow you to send and receive messages between specific groups of people.
; Movemail : Movemail is a service on UNIX-like <!-- ed: this used to be just Linux, but it was extended today to Macs as well --> systems to copy mail from the system mail spool into an email client. It is a part of [http://directory.fsf.org/emacs.html GNU Emacs]. Depending upon your operating system, you may need to have GNU Emacs installed to have it.
; [[#Creating_an_RSS_News_and_Blogs_Account|RSS_News_and_Blogs]] : The RSS News and Blogs feature of &brandShortName allows you to subscribe to RSS, RSS2, or Atom feeds and have the contents of each displayed as mail would be in Thunderbird.
; RSS News and Blogs : The RSS News and Blogs feature of Thunderbird allows you to subscribe to RSS, RSS2, or Atom feeds and have the contents of each displayed as mail would be in Thunderbird.
; [[#Creating_a_Movemail_Account|Movemail]] : Movemail is a service on UNIX-like <!-- ed: this used to be just Linux, but it was extended today to Macs as well --> systems to copy mail from the system mail spool into an email client. It is a part of [http://directory.fsf.org/emacs.html GNU Emacs]. Depending upon your operating system, you may need to have GNU Emacs installed to have it.
; Newsgroup : an area on a computer network, especially the Internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic.
; [[#Creating_a_Newsgroup_Account|Newsgroup]] : Newsgroups allow large groups of people to send and receive messages discussing specific topics.
 
Choosing one of the options will present you with an interface to set up an account for that particular feature.  The setup process of each type of account is detailed below.


Choosing one of the options will present you with an interface to set up an account for that particular feature.  The setup process of each type of account is detailed below. Click on a topic to skip to instructions on how to create that type of account.


== Creating an Email Account ==
== Creating an Email Account ==
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http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard2.png
http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard2.png


After filling in your name and email address, click ''Next'' to proceed.
This first dialog asks you for your name and the email address of the account you're setting up. The name you enter here will be displayed by other people when you send them an email. The Email address is the one that you will be receiving mail at. Fill in both and click ''Next'' to proceed.


http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard3-IMAP.png
The next screen presents you with two options. The email account can either be an [[Thunderbird:Help_Documentation:Glossary#POP_glossary|POP Account]] or an [[Thunderbird:Help_Documentation:Glossary#IMAP_glossary|IMAP Account]]. Contact your ISP or Email provider to find out which you should use. The default is POP and shows the following dialog:


http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard3-POP.png
http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard3-POP.png


Here you will be asked information about your Internet Provider's mail server: whether it is a POP or IMAP server, and the mail server's Internet domain name.  Contact your ISP's technical support for this information. Click ''Next'' to proceed.
Selecting ''Global Inbox'' will cause this account (and any other POP accounts set to use the Global Inbox) to direct all of their mail into a single Inbox, as opposed to each account having its own Inbox.
 
If you select the IMAP Option, the dialog box will change to resemble this:
 
http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard3-IMAP.png
 
Enter the incoming and outgoing server names (provided by your email provider) and click ''Next''.


http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard4.png
http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard4.png
This dialog asks for your incoming and outgoing user names. These will be provided by your email provider. This user name is sent along with your password to log in to the server. The user name for the outgoing server is typically the same as the incoming one. Click ''Next'' to proceed.


http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard5.png
http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard5.png
Finally you are asked to enter a name for the account. This name will be displayed and used by &brandShortName to refer to mail coming from this account. You can make it anything you want, but pick something that will make it easy to identify the account. Click ''Next'' to proceed.


http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard6.png
http://whereswaldo.mit.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard6.png


On the next few screens you will be asked to fill in your username, the name of the account, and also to set up an SMTP server. At the end, click ''Finish'' and you will be returned to the Account Settings dialog.  You may correct any mistakes you mave have made in setting up your account here.
<!-- This dialog now has an option to check mail immediately not shown in the picture on Waldo as of 2/19 -->
The final screen summarizes the information you have entered. Check it over for any errors. You can also select to immediately check the account for mail. At the end, click ''Finish'' and you will be returned to the Account Settings dialog.  You may correct any mistakes you mave have made in setting up your account here.


== Creating an RSS News and Blogs Account ==
Select the '''RSS News and Blogs Account''' option and click ''Next''.  After choosing an account name, click ''Next'' then ''Finish'' to verify it.
To add RSS, RSS2, or Atom feeds to your RSS News and Blogs account, go to ''Tools &rarr; Account Settings'', then select your RSS News and Blogs account.  Choose '''Manage Subscriptions''' in the right pane of the window.  There you will be presented with an interface to set up new feeds.


== Creating a Movemail Account ==
== Creating a Movemail Account ==
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For help on setting up the movemail service on your system, refer to the [http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/movemail.html Netscape Movemail Page]
For help on setting up the movemail service on your system, refer to the [http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/movemail.html Netscape Movemail Page]
== Creating an RSS News and Blogs Account ==
Select the '''RSS News and Blogs Account''' option and click ''Next''.  After choosing an account name, click ''Next'' then ''Finish'' to verify it.
To add RSS, RSS2, or Atom feeds to your RSS News and Blogs account, go to ''Tools &rarr; Account Settings'', then select your RSS News and Blogs account.  Choose '''Manage Subscriptions''' in the right pane of the window.  There you will be presented with an interface to set up new feeds.


== Creating a Newsgroup Account ==
== Creating a Newsgroup Account ==
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