Thunderbird:Help Documentation:Creating an Account
This page will detail the process involved with creating a new Email, Movemail, RSS News and Blogs, or Newsgroup account in Thunderbird.
In this page:
- Creating an Email account
- Creating a Movemail account
- Creating a RSS News and Blogs account
- Creating an Newsgroup account
Creating an Email Account
Creating an Email account is probably the most common task that a given user will want to do. Fortunately, it's also a very simple task.
To create a new email account, you need to access the Tools -> Account Settings menu item. A new dialog window should appear on your screen. Click the Add Account button at the lower-left corner of the dialog. A new dialog window should appear on your screen.
Select the Email Account option, then click Next to proceed.
On the next screen you will be asked to fill in the required fields with your name and email address. Fill in the fields and click Next to proceed to the next screen.
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. Again, click Next to proceed to the next screen.
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.
Creating a Movemail Account
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Creating an RSS News and Blogs Account
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.
Setting up an account for RSS News and Blogs is very simple. First, go to Tools -> Account Settings, then click Add Account. A new dialog window should appear on your screen. 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 -> 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.