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Setting up an e-mail account

In order to send and receive e-mail, you must set up your e-mail account. The Thunderbird Account wizard collects the information necessary to set up your account. With the Thunderbird Account Wizard, you can set up the following types of accounts:

E-mail
RSS news and blogs
Unix Mailspool (Moviemail)
Gmail
Newsgroups

To set up your e-mail account, follow these steps:

1.
In the Mail section of the Home Screen, click Click here to set up your email.

The Mail Setup window opens.

Identifying the Mail Setup window

2.
Click Thunderbird Account Settings.

The New Account Setup wizard opens.

3.
Select the type of account you want to set up, and then click Next.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your e-mail.

NOTE:

For additional information about Mozilla Thunderbird, refer to the Mozilla Thunderbird Help.