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; [[#Creating_an_Email_Account|Email ]] : a system for sending Email accounts allow you to send and receiving receive messages electronically over a computer networkbetween specific groups of people.; [[#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 between personal computersmail 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.; RSS News and Blogs [[#Creating_a_Newsgroup_Account|Newsgroup]] : The RSS News and Blogs feature Newsgroups allow large groups of Thunderbird allows you to subscribe people to RSS, RSS2, or Atom feeds send and have the contents of each displayed as mail would be in Thunderbird.; Newsgroup : an area on a computer network, especially the Internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic.  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 belowreceive messages discussing specific topics.

After filling in 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.

httpThe 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://whereswaldoGlossary#IMAP_glossary|IMAP Account]].mitContact your ISP or Email provider to find out which you should use.edu/mozilla/help/thunderbird/Screenshot-acctWizard3-IMAP.pngThe default is POP and shows the following dialog:

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

On the next few screens you will be asked <!-- This dialog now has an option to fill check mail immediately not shown in your username, the name picture on Waldo as of 2/19 -->The final screen summarizes the account, and information you have entered. Check it over for any errors. You can also select to set up an SMTP serverimmediately 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.