= Email with Thunderbird =

== Backing up your profile ==

Backing up your profile folder (("Thunderbird Help: How to Manage Profiles", 2007, http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/profile#move)) in Thunderbird is easy. Just follow these steps (which assumes you know how to manage files on your computer):

  # Shut down Thunderbird completely (File > Exit).
  # Make a copy of your profile folder to, for example, a CD-RW disc or a separate hard disk for backup purposes.









== Move an existing profile or restore a backed up profile ==

It is possible to move the location of a profile folder (("Thunderbird Help: How to Manage Profiles", 2007, http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/profile#move)). This could be useful if you have a backed up profile folder somewhere on your hard drive and want to tell Thunderbird to use that as your profile. This section explains how to do this.

   # Shut down Thunderbird completely (File > Exit).
   # Move the profile folder to the desired location. 
       * On Windows XP, move the profile from ''C:\Documents and Settings\[//username//]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default'' to ''D:\Stuff\MyMailProfile''. 
       * On Windows Vista/7/8/10, move the profile from ''C:\Users\[//username//]\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default'' to desired folder (eg.: ''D:\Stuff\MyMailProfile''). 
       * To restore a previously backed up profile, this step isn't necessary. Just note the current location of the profile you want to restore.
   # Open up ''profiles.ini'' in a text editor. The file is located in the application data folder for Thunderbird:
          * On **Windows Vista/7/8/10**, the path is ''%AppData%\Roaming\Thunderbird\''
          * On **Windows XP/2000**, the path is ''%AppData%\Thunderbird\''
          * On **Windows 95/98/Me**, the path is usually ''C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Thunderbird\''
          * On **Linux**, the path is ''~/.thunderbird/''
          * On **Mac OS X**, the path is ''~/Library/Application Support/Thunderbird/''
   # In ''profiles.ini'', locate the entry for the profile you've just moved. Change the Path= line to the new location. If you are using a non-relative pathname, the direction of the slashes may be relevant (this is true for Windows XP).
   # Change ''IsRelative=1'' to ''IsRelative=0''.
   # Save ''profiles.ini'' and restart Thunderbird.


== Moving Extensions ==
The extensions are normally kept with the profile.  To have extensions available after moving, perform the following:
  # Edit ''extensions.ini'' in profile folder to include all the correct paths for ''Extension0, Extension1''...''Extension//N//''.





== Accounts ==

=== Connecting to Exchange ===

To configure Thunderbird to receive mail using an Exchange server via IMAP, enter the following settings:
  * Protocol: IMAP
  * Port: 143
  * Use Secure Connection: STARTTLS (or 'TLS, if available')
{{swdev:howto:exchange-imap4-client-config.jpg|IMAP settings for Exchange}}

To configure Thunderbird to send  mail using an Exchange server via SMTP (TLS), enter the following settings:
  * Protocol: SMTP
  * Port: 587
  * Use name and password
  * Use Secure Connection: STARTTLS (or 'TLS, if available')
{{swdev:howto:exchange-smtp-client-config.jpg|SMTP settins for Exchange}}

For more tips, try [[http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/mobility-client-access/using-pop3-imap4-access-exchange-2007-part1.html|Using POP3 and IMAP4 with Exchange]]

=== Connecting to Gmail-based Email Server ===

To configure Thunderbird to receive mail using the company's Gmail-based server via IMAP, enter the following settings:
  * Server: imap.gmail.com
  * Protocol: IMAP
  * Port: 993
  * Use Secure Connection: SSL

To configure Thunderbird to receive mail using POP3:
  * Incoming Mail (POP3) Server - requires SSL:	pop.gmail.com
  * Use SSL: Yes
  * Port: 995

To configure Thunderbird to send mail using the company's Gmail-based server via SMTP (SSL), enter the following settings:
  * Server: smtp.gmail.com
  * Protocol: SMTP
  * Port: 587 or 465
  * Use Authentication: Yes
  * Use name and password: //username//@audina.net
  * Use Secure Connection: SSL (port 465), or TLS/STARTTLS (port 587)

=== Connecting to Office365 ===
  * Server type: IMAP
    * Server name: ''outlook.office365.com''
    * Port: ''993''
    * User Name: < Full Email Address > (eg: ''jdoe@example.com'')
    * Connection Security: ''SSL/TLS''
    * Authentication method: ''Normal password''
{{swdev:howto:office365-imap4-client-config.png|IMAP settings for Office365}}

  * Server type: SMTP
    * Server name: ''smtp.office365.com''
    * Port: ''587''
    * User Name: < Full Email Address > (eg: ''jdoe@example.com'')
    * Connection Security: ''STARTTLS''
    * Authentication method: ''Normal password''
{{swdev:howto:office365-smtp-client-config.png|IMAP settings for Office365}}

== Migrating Mailboxes from Eudora to Thunderbird ==
  * Compact Eudora mailboxes. Special > Compact Mailboxes.
  * Convert Eudora mailboxes to mbox files using [[http://qwerky.50webs.com/eudorarescue|Eudora Rescue]]. Follow instructions in ''[[http://qwerky.50webs.com/eudorarescue/readme.htm|ReadMe]]''. Eg: <code> C:\> C:\APPS\eudrescu.exe D:\EudoraMail -o=E:\Mail\Exported -x=.mbx </code>
  * Download Thunderbird 31.7 (38 or higher does not import Eudora mailboxes natively, since it contains a bug that does not recognize Eudora).
  * Download and install Thunderbird add-on [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/?src=search|ImportExportTools]]. Tools > Add-ons > Search: ''Import Export Tools'', then 'See All'.
  * Verify (and install if missing) the registry entry pointing to Eudora mail and settings: <code>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Adjust C:\\Path\\To\\Folder below so that it points to your Eudora data folder
; with your nndbase.txt and nndbase.toc files and/or your Nickname sub-folder
; 'Anything' is a keyword used in case the Eudora path and INI settings file is not written down

;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Qualcomm\Eudora\CommandLine]
;"Current"="Anything C:\\Path\\To\\Folder Anything"
;"Current"="C:\\Path\\Eudora.exe C:\\Path\\To\\Folder C:\\Path\\Eudora.ini"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Qualcomm\Eudora\CommandLine]
"Current"="Anything C:\\Mail\\Export Anything"
</code>
  * Run Thunderbird and create a mail profile.
  * Create an ''Archives'' folder under the ''Local'' profile.
  * Select ''Archives'' folder then import mbox files: Tools > ImportExportTools > Import mbox files > Select a directory where searching the mbox files to import (also in subdirectories).  After a few minutes, all the mailboxes should be present on the ''Archives'' folder.
  * Import address book from Eudora: Tools > Import > Address Books > Eudora.  NOTE: For this option to work, use Thunderbird 31.7 or less, and Eudora registry entry must be valid.