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faq:email:mail_setup_mozilla_thunderbird_secure_pop [2019/08/13 11:21] vikki [Verifying Setup] |
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1. Click on your email address from the left pane, and then click on [View settings for this account]. | 1. Click on your email address from the left pane, and then click on [View settings for this account]. | ||
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2. Then, on the “Account Settings” pop-up box, click to focus on your email address. | 2. Then, on the “Account Settings” pop-up box, click to focus on your email address. | ||
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3. To check your outgoing server details, click on the [Edit SMTP server…] button. | 3. To check your outgoing server details, click on the [Edit SMTP server…] button. | ||
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| User Name | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) | | | User Name | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) | | ||
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5. Next, to check on the incoming mail settings, click on the expand icon near your email address on the left pane, and select **Server Settings**. You will see the following details: | 5. Next, to check on the incoming mail settings, click on the expand icon near your email address on the left pane, and select **Server Settings**. You will see the following details: | ||
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*Note: If SSL/TLS is the chosen incoming mail settings on your Thunderbird, | *Note: If SSL/TLS is the chosen incoming mail settings on your Thunderbird, | ||
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+ | ==== Configuring How Much Days Emails are Kept on Server ==== | ||
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+ | Mozilla Thunderbird POP3 downloads email from a server to in your PC, and then deletes it from the server. You can configure how long the emails can be stored on the server before removing them. The default no. of days set on Mozilla Thunderbird is 14 days. | ||
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+ | To configure this setting: | ||
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+ | 1. Click on your email address from the left pane, and then click on [View settings for this account]. | ||
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+ | 2. Then, on the “Account Settings” pop-up box, click on the **Server Settings** of your email account. | ||
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+ | 3. Under “Server Settings”, | ||
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+ | Click **[OK]** once you have made the changes. | ||