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Thunderbird:Help Documentation:Creating an Account

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Creating an Email account is probably the most common task that a given user will want to do. Fortunately, it's also a very simple task.
To create a new set up an email account, you need first go to access the ''Tools -> Account Settings'' menu item, then click '''Add Account'''. A new dialog window should appear on your screen. Click Select the ''Email Account'' option, then click 'Add Account'Next'' button at the lower-left corner of the dialog. A new dialog window should appear on your screento proceed.
Select the ''Email Account'' optionAfter filling in your name and email address, then click ''Next'' to proceed.
On the next screen Here you will be asked to fill in information about your Internet Provider's mail server: whether it is a POP or IMAP server, and the required fields with your mail server's Internet domain name and email address. Fill in the fields and click Contact your ISP's technical support for this information. Click ''Next'' to proceed to the next screen.
Here you will be asked information about your Internet Provider's mail server: whether it is a POP or IMAP server, and the mail server's Internet Domain Name. Contact your ISP's technical support for this information. Again, click ''Next'' to proceed to the next screen. On the next few screens you will be asked to fill in your username, the name of the account, and also to set up an SMTP server. At the end, click ''Finish '' and you will be returned to the Account Settings dialog. You may correct any mistakes you mave have made in setting up your account here.
== Creating a Movemail Account ==
Add content here; I've no idea what Movemail is.
Add content here; I've no idea what Movemail is.
== Creating an RSS News and Blogs Account ==
The RSS News and Blogs feature of Thunderbird allows you to subscribe to RSS, RSS2, or Atom feeds and have the contents of each displayed as mail would be in Thunderbird.
Setting up an account for RSS News and Blogs is very simple. First, go to ''Tools -> Account Settings'', then click '''Add Account'''. A new dialog window should appear on your screen. Select the '''RSS News and Blogs Account''' option and click ''Next''. After choosing an account name, click ''Next'' then ''Finish'' to verify it.
To add RSS, RSS2, or Atom feeds to your RSS News and Blogs account, go to ''Tools -> Account Settings'', then select your RSS News and Blogs account. Choose '''Manage Subscriptions''' in the right pane of the window. There you will be presented with an interface to set up new feeds.
 
 
== Creating a Newsgroup Account ==
A newsgroup is an area on a computer network, especially the Internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic.
 
To set up a newsgroup account, first go to ''Tools -> Account Settings'', then click '''Add Account'''. A new dialog window should appear on your screen.
After filling in your name and email address, click ''Next'' to proceed. On the next screen, you will be asked for the news server's Internet domain name. Fill in the field, then click ''Next'' to proceed. Give your newsgroup account a name, then click ''Finish'' to complete the setup of your account.
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