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EmailConfigurationThunderBird


Mozilla Thunderbird Configuration




Thunderbird is an e-mail program that has the same options as Outlook



Downloading the Software




You can find the latest version of this program at http://mozilla.org/download.html



Here are the links for downloading the 0.5 version :



Windows Version :

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/0.5/thunderbird-0.5-win32.zip



Linux Version:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/0.5/thunderbird-0.5-i686-pc-linux-gtk2-gnu.tar.bz2







Configuration




1. Decompress the downloaded file.






bunzip2 thunderbird-0.5-i686-pc-linux-gtk2-gnu.tar.bz2

tar -xf thunderbird-0.5-i686-pc-linux-gtk2-gnu.tar



2. Launch the program.



3. Choose the e-mail Account



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4. Enter your Name and e-mail address then click on the Next button.



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5. Select POP and specify your POP server : ns0.ovh.net or mail.domain.com or pop3.domain.com

as well as the SMTP ns0.ovh.net or smtp.domain.com



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6. Next Enter your connection login: paul.durand%domain.com



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7. Next enter your account name: Paul Durand



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8. Click on Finnish



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9. Click on Recover : The password of the requested account.



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Installation of an extra account






1. Go to the Tools then Account Parameters



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2. Click next on Add Account



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3. Follow the configuration procedure







In Case of Problems







  • If you encounter e-mail Errors when you send e-mails, make sure that you have checked the box stating :




"Use a secured authentification" in the server parameters.



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  • Also verify the connection parameters for the Outgoing Server (SMTP):




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Connection Parameters







  • Incoming e-mail server POP3 : ns0.ovh.net or mail.domain.com or pop3.domain.com

  • Outgoing e-mail server SMTP : ns0.ovh.net or smtp.domain.com

  • Username login : use your e-mail address and replace "@" with "%" (Ex: paul.durand%domain.com)

  • Password : use the password associated with the account






Password Error