Thunderbird

This document explains how to enable SMTP Authentication for the Mozilla Thunderbird Mail client for both Windows and Macintosh computers.

1. Open Thunderbird Mail. From the Tools menu select Account Settings. The Account Settings box appears.

2. In the white area on the left, select the entry Outgoing Server (SMTP). The Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings appear on the right.

3. In the Server Name box change the entry mail.gn.apc.org to smtp.gn.apc.org

4. Verify that the Use name and password box is checked. Click on the box to check it, if it is not checked.

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Sometimes you’ll open your email client and your email will arrive in your inbox, but when it comes to sending a message you get an error message. Below are a few steps to follow for Outlook/Thunderbird on how to fix this problem.

GreenNet has been supporting IMAP for several years and many GreenNet members have have taken to the new email protocol. IMAP allows you to synchronise email folders across multiple devices and computers, and with SquirrelMail webmail.

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Setting up Thunderbird is easy if you have the right information. Mozilla Thunderbird gives you flexible control over how you manage mail. You can have multiple mail accounts and identities. This article helps you with account and identities management. Also see Turn Thunderbird into the Ultimate GreenNet IMAP Client for further instructions on how to customise IMAP.

How to Set Up Thunderbird to Send and Receive Email

These instructions will guide you through setting up Thunderbird, as well as SeaMonkey and Netscape 7, which are very similar.

How to configure Mozilla Thunderbird to move spam to the Junk folder automatically.

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