thank you much! i'll try it in the morning <smile>
On Oct 16, 3:34 pm, KE4AVB <[email protected]> wrote: > Since I can no longer access the pop3 on mail.com, I am unable to > giving any instructions on to set it up. The pop3 is being converted > to the AOL imap so it may not even around much longer. May be someone > else can help on this. > > Now these are the setting the I am using: The account will be an imap > email account instead of webmail account. Hopefully this will clarify > the imap account setup instructions. > > Mail.com to AOL IMAP Setup (Windows)(Linux and Mac version may have > different menu names so adjust the wording as needed) > > Start Thunderbird > > Select Tools, then Accounts > > Select Add Accounts > > Select Email Account as Type of Account, Then Select Next > > Enter Your Name for Outgoing Messages > Enter Your Complete Email Address > Then Select Next > Select IMAP > Enter “imap.aol.com” as your Incoming Server > Unselect Global Inbox if wish as seperate email box. > Select Next > Enter your complete Email Address > Select Next > Enter an Account Name that wish to refer to this account > (Such as Mail.com New Version) > Select Next > > Now go to the server setting for your new account. > > Enter 993 for Port number > (You Can use 143) > Under Security settings check SSL > ( If using 143, Select “NO”) > Check the server settings; check those wish to use. > Select OK > > Now on left of account setting page scroll down to the SMTP outgoing > server > Select the SMTP outgoing server > Select ADD > Enter a Description for your new outgoing server > Enter “Smtp.aol.com” for the outgoing server name. > Enter “587” for the port number. > Under Security and Authentication check “Use Name and > Password” > Enter your complete Email Address. > Under Use Secure Connection Check “NO” > Select OK. > > Now Go Back to your new account and edit the outgoing server info. > (You should be able to your new smtp server from the dropdown > menu.) > Select OK > > End of Setup > > Now go online and Check your email. If everything is setup properly > you should be able to check and send as you did before Mail.com > converted, except your email delivered to your new email folders on > Thunderbird > or the Global Inbox which ever you selected during the new account > setup. > > Eugene > > On Oct 16, 2:31 pm, KE4AVB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Since I can no longer access the pop3 on mail.com, I am unable to > > giving any instructions on to set it up. The pop3 is being converted > > to the AOL imap so it may not even around much longer. May be someone > > else can help on this. > > > Eugene > > > On Oct 16, 9:32 am, mini1mini <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > none of the above variations on the theme are working for me -- some > > > of the instructions even seem in conflict with each other. would one > > > of you please-please-please digest the proper instructions for both > > > imap (using the aol extension) and pop3 (using the maildotcom > > > extension)? a new line for each step would be most helpful. > > > > thanx! > > > > On Oct 15, 6:40 pm, KE4AVB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Tnx for the correction after searching a few more documents I found it > > > > was 993 for the port number on receive instead what first couple docs > > > > that found. I also got the smtp send to work. Make you use your full > > > > email address and use the authentication is check on the smtp and use > > > > your email address as the user name. Check no under the secure > > > > connection on smtp port is still 587. > > > > > Eugene > > > > > On Oct 15, 4:04 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ok, I wanted to correct KE4AVB post. As its IMAP functions do not work > > > > > for me in Thunderbird. > > > > > > But I was able to get IMAP to work via these settings. > > > > > > Server: imap.aol.com user: [email protected] Port 993 (on AOL's > > > > > site it says 995 but thunderbird uses 993 and it works. Not sure why > > > > > the discrepency but it works.) This is the TLS/SSL setting you can > > > > > find in Edit -> Preferences (or Tools ->Options) in some thunderbird > > > > > implementations.) > > > > > > Follow my above comments about SMTP as they're still the same. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
