Computer Centre, IIT Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 

Thunderbird Mail Configuration

Download the "Thunderbird Installer" from the site: www.mozilla.org

The procedure below explains how to install Thunderbird.
  1. Double click on the Installed Thunderbird setup and click Next.
  2. Give the option as shown below and click Next.
  3. Click Install to start the Installation.

  4. Click Finish to complete the Installation.
  5. If required then import Details from older Email Clients like Outlook Express.

    Else, click "OK" and enter the username and password for the proxy.

  6. Click on "Create a new account".
  7. Select "Skip this and use existing email".
  8. Enter your Display Name and CC email address and corresponding CC password, and click "Continue" as shown below:
  9. Wait for the configuration to complete.
  10. Warning message "Thunderbird failed to find the settings of your mail account" will come for faulty configuration;along with prompting text fields to enter Incoming and Outgoing server details. Enter the server details and click "Re-test" button as shown below:
  11. Again, Wait for the configuration to complete. This time you will get a success message as shown below; then Click "Done".
  12. After successful configuration, check the Account Settings for the configured account as shown below:
  13. Verify that your entries are correct as shown below:
  14. Verify the "Server Settings" as shown in the following example:
  15. Verify the Outgoing Server Settings as shown in the following example and click "Ok".
  16. News Server Installation:
    Connecting to the News Server. Account Actions -> Add Other Accounts.
  17. Select the Newsgroup account as shown below:
  18. Enter Your Display Name and IITK Email Address as shown in the following example:
  19. Enter the Newsgroup Server as: narad.cc.iitk.ac.in
  20. Enter any name as your Account Name:
  21. Verify that your entries are correct as shown in the following example:
  22. Verify that the Server Settings for your Newsgroup Account and click "OK" if found correct as shown below: