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Setting up an e-mail account
Electronic mail (e-mail) applications provided with Xandros Desktop can
include Thunderbird Mail and KDE Mail. An e-mail account needs to be
configured before you can send or receive e-mail. Configure and/or use KDE
Mail instead if you will use the Personal Information Manager or the
Organizer to send e-mail notification of a meeting to attendees, for example.
You need to know the following information, which can be obtained from your
ISP or Administrator:
• Your user name, for example jane or b1jr2q, and your password
• Your e-mail address, for example [email protected]
• The types of incoming and outgoing mail servers, such as POP or IMAP
for incoming mail
• The names of the incoming and outgoing mail servers, for example
pop3.company.com, smtp.company.com, or mail.example.net
If the computer is on a network with a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) server, you can also enable Thunderbird Mail to use the LDAP
service whereby address entries are automatically filled in when you start
typing in the To field of an e-mail message.
To set up an e-mail account for Thunderbird Mail
1 Click Launch ! Applications ! Internet ! Thunderbird Mail.
2 You are prompted if you want to import settings and mail from other
applications. Enable an option, for example Don’t import anything, and
click Next. An Account Wizard is launched to allow you to set up a new email account. You can also add an account in Thunderbird Mail by clicking
Edit ! Account Settings, then Add Account.
3 In the Account Wizard, with the Email account option enabled, click Next.
4 In the Identity window, complete the boxes:
•
Your Name — Type the name that you want to appear when you send
an e-mail
•
Email Address — Type your e-mail address, for example,
[email protected]. This address is provided by your ISP.
Click Next.
5 For incoming e-mail, select the server type: POP or IMAP. Type the
address of the incoming mail server, for example pop3.company.com or
imap.company.com. This information is provided by your ISP.
Type the address of the outgoing mail server, for example
smtp2.company.com.
Click Next.
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