Mozilla Thunderbird Setup Guide
This guide will walk you through setting up Thunderbird to work with UseNetServer news servers.
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Download Thunderbird
Visit the Thunderbird homepage to download the latest version of the newsreader client.
Install Thunderbird
Follow these screenshots to guide you through the installation.
Figure 1 - Thunderbird Setup Type
A - Select "Custom"
B - Check "Use Thunderbird as mt default mail application" if desired
C - Click "Next"
Figure 2 - Thunderbird Mail Account Setup
A - Click "Cancel"
Figure 3 -Thunderbird System Integration
A - Check "Newsgroups"
B - Check "Always perform this check when starting Thunderbird"
C - Click "OK"
Figure 4 -Thunderbird Tools --> Account Settings
Click "Tools" and then "Account Settings"
Figure 5 -Thunderbird Account Actions
Click "Account Actions" and then "Add Other Account"
Figure 6 -Thunderbird New Account Setup
A - Select "Newsgroup Account"
B - Click "Next"
Figure 7 -Thunderbird Identity
A - Enter your name
B - Enter your email address
Figure 8 -Thunderbird Newsgroup Server
A - Newsgroup Server: news.usenetserver.com, secure.usenetserver.com (SSL) or text.usenetserver.com (text-only)
Figure 9 -Thunderbird Account Name
A - Account Name: enter anything you want
After returning to the main Thunderbird you want to click on "View settings for this account".
Figure 10 - Thunderbird Installation Complete
Configure Thunderbird for UseNetServer
Figure 11 -Thunderbird Password
Once Thunderbird loads you will want to click on Manage newsgroup subscriptions
Figure 12 - Thunderbird Username
A - Enter Username (provided in email)
B - Click "OK"
Figure 13 - Thunderbird Password
A - Enter Password (provided in email)
B - Click "OK"
Figure 14 - Thunderbird Password
Click "View settings for this account"
Figure 15 - Thunderbird News Server Settings
The account settings screen includes everything you need to finish setting up Thunderbird.
A - First click on Server Settings to the left.
B - Server Name: news.usenetserver.com, secure.usenetserver.com (SSL) or text.usenetserver.com (text-only)
C - Port: use port 443, 563 or 8080 for secure or port 119, 23, 25, 3128, 8000 or 9000 for standard connections.
D - Check "Use secure connection (SSL)" for secure access.
Thunderbird is now configured for UseNetServer. Enjoy!
