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.

• Under Windows : You can use IZArc (Free Program available : http://izarc.free.fr/download/IZArc34.1.5.exe)


• Under Linux :

2. Launch the program.



3. Choose the e-mail Account







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









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










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









7. Next enter your account name: Paul Durand









8. Click on Finnish









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

Installation of an extra account

1. Go to the Tools then Account Parameters









2. Click next on Add Account









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 :

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

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

• You can change your password here : http://guide.ovh.net/PertePasswordComptePOP/