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thunderbird:e-mail_clients:configuration:check-thun10 [2012/04/23 18:03]
marina created
thunderbird:e-mail_clients:configuration:check-thun10 [2012/05/02 08:58]
marina
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 ====== Check your Thunderbird configuration (v. 10.x - examples on Linux o.s.) ====== ====== Check your Thunderbird configuration (v. 10.x - examples on Linux o.s.) ======
-[size=25]WORK IN PROGRESS. PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS PAGE JET....... [/size] 
  
-[size=18]The configuration have to be done the first time you run thunderbird version ​10.x[/size]+**Upgrading ​thunderbird version, some configuration could be involuntarily and automatically modifiedWe suggest you to check account settings parameters**.\\
  
-a) In the //Mail Account Setup// ​window:\\  +a)  
-   ​* **1)** ​In the //Your Name// field write //** your name**// (for example //John Smith//​);​\\ +On the main thunderbird ​window:\\ 
-  * **2)** In the //Email Address// field write// **your SISSA email address**// (for example //​jsmith@sissa.it//​);​\\ +  * **1)** ​in the top of the window click on the **Edit** menu;\\ 
-  * **3)** In the //​Password//​ field write// ​**your SISSA password**//;\\ +  * **2)** then click on **Account Settings**.\\ 
-  * **4)** then click on **Continue**.\\ + 
-{{thu10-3.jpg|Fill in carefully ​the e-mail address & password fields ​...}}+{{thu10-3.jpg| ​Click on the Edit menu, then click on Account Settings ​...}}
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-b) The content of //Mail Account ​Setup// window ​will change:\\ +b) In the //​Account ​Settings// window: \\ 
-click on **Create Account** button when it will appear ​on the right.\\+  * **1)** on the left of the window ​click on the **Outgoing Server (SMTP)**, then the content of the window ​will change ​on the right;\\ 
 +  * **2)** to edit the SISSA Outgoing Servers Settings (select it if you have more then one), click on **Edit** button.\\ 
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 {{thu10-4.jpg|Do not select other options ...}} {{thu10-4.jpg|Do not select other options ...}}
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-c)  +c) Please check the content of your //SMPT Server// window with the content (values into fields and into drop down lists) of the following example:​\\ 
-{{thu10-5.jpg|Do not select other options ...}}+ ​Modify your settings if it is necessary, at the end confirm them clicking on the **OK** button.\\ 
 +//Server Name:// **smtp.sissa.it**\\ 
 +//Port:// **465**\\ 
 +//​Connection security:// **SSL/TLS** \\ 
 +//​Authentication method:// **Normal password**\\ 
 +//User Name:// **//your SISSA username//​** (in this example the username is hidden due to security reasons). 
 +{{thu10-5.jpg|Check the content of this window carefully.}} 
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 +d) After checking your Outgoing Server settings, give a look to **Server settings**.\\ 
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 +On the left of the //Account Settings// window, click on **Server settings**.\\ 
 + ​Modify your settings if it is necessary, at the end confirm them clicking on the **OK** button.\\ 
 +//Server Name:// **imap.sissa.it**\\ 
 +//Port:// **993**\\ 
 +//User Name:// **//your SISSA username//​** (in this example the username is hidden due to security reasons)\\ 
 +//​Connection security:// **SSL/TLS** \\ 
 +//​Authentication method:// **Normal password**. \\ 
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 +About the //Server settings// section of this window, keep  default options.\\ 
 +In our example the options //Clean up ("​Expunge"​) Inbox on Exit// and //Empty Trash on Exit// are activated, but this is just a suggestion, these are not compulsary options.
  
 +{{thu10-6.jpg|Check the content of this window carefully.}}