


THUNDERBIRD MAIL CONVERT IMAP TO POP SERVER TYPE DOWNLOAD
You can obtain a free download of Thunderbird from the Mozilla website. To request access to IMAP, please submit a Help request.

With IMAP you can only access your email, not your calendars, contacts, or tasks. Under "Maximum number of server connections to cache" fill in 1.Thunderbird lacks Exchange support so it needs to be configured for IMAP.Go to Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings -> Advanced.If you are using Thunderbird to access your Google mail, making this chane may help prevent you from hitting your daily transfer quota. The new google account has been added to Thunderbird. Once Thunderbird finishes the test click "Done" Thunderbird will try and prepopulate the settings incorrectly. Fill out the fields as described and uncheck Remember password, then click "Continue". Next the basic account information popup box will display. In Thunderbird the steps to entering settings would go something like this:įirst create a new account in Thunderbird by clicking on the create account link on the main Thunderbird view.Īfter selecting "create a new account" newer versions of Thunderbird will pop up something asking about a new email address by, select "Skip this and use my existing email" Once IMAP is enabled for your BSOE gmail account, you will want to configure Thunderbird with the following values: Account Name: Address: Server Type: IMAP Be sure to click "Save" when you are done. All the other folders that you want to appear should be checked. Remove the checkbox labeled "Show in IMAP" for only the "All Mail" folder. The second Google option that you should change is found by clicking the other icon (the one to the right of the mail toolbar, not the one at the top-right of the window), "Settings", and going to the "Labels" tab. Make sure that the button for "Enable IMAP" is selected and then click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page. Select the "Mail Settings" option and on the configuration page that appears, find the tab titled "Forwarding and POP/IMAP". This can be done by logging into your Google Apps account and clicking on the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page. Once you have converted your account to use Google mail, in addition to the Google web mail interface, your e-mail can also be accessed by Thunderbird.īefore configuring Thunderbird, IMAP access must be enabled. Network Jack Activation / Move / Deactivation.
