Mozilla Thunderbird For WADSNET

• How to download and install Thunderbird
• How to setup/add an email account 

Downloading and installation Thunderbird

1. Open your browser to http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
2. In your browser on the right side in green, click on Download Now
   
3. When your browser prompts you to open/run or save, choose save and save it to your desktop.
4. After the download is successful, close out of your browser.
5. Find the installation file on your desktop (Thunderbird Setup 1.xx.x) and double click on it to start the extraction and setup.
6. The following dialog box appears.  This is the setup wizard and it's straight forward.  Click on Next, agree to the user agreement, click next, choose standard, click next, the installation will start and then click finish to complete the installation.
7. Once you click finish, Thunderbird should start up. If this is your first time running Thunderbird, the import wizard will start. Choose your previous email client (probably Outlook Express and click Next.  This will explore your settings, address books, old emails and folders from your previous email client.  If you never had another email client (Outlook or Outlook Express) on your computer, click "Don't import anything", click Next and go to Adding an email account.
   
8. Once Thunderbird starts, it'll prompt you that make it the default client.  Uncheck "Do not display this dialog again" and click Yes. 
9. You'll notice now that all your previous emails and folders have been exported to Thunderbird.  The next thing to do is check your email settings.  To do this, click on Tools -> Account Settings, click Server settings and check the following
   • Check for new messages at startup
   • Check for new messages every [15] minutes
   • Automatically download new messages

   Leave everything else uncheck and click OK.

10. To get your email, click on the first button (GET MAIL). Thunderbird will prompt you for a password.  Enter your password, check the "Use Password Manager..." box and click OK.  This will get your email for you.
    
11. Congratulations, you've installed Thunderbird.

How to add an email account in Thunderbird.

1. Start Thunderbird.  If Thunderbird prompts you to make it the default email client, click Yes.
2. Click on Tools --> Account settings
3. On the left side, click on the Add Account button. This will start account wizard.
4. Choose "Email Account" and click Next
5. Enter your name, your email address and click Next.
6. Enter "mail.wadsnet.com" as your incoming server.  If you have a field for outgoing SMTP server, enter "smtp.wadsnet.com" as your outgoing server.  Click Next.
7. Enter your username (example: username@wadsnet.com) Click Next
8. Click Next on the account name.
9. Click Finish and then OK.
10. From the Tools menu, select (click) Account Settings
11. In the "Account Settings" dialog box:
    1. Click Outgoing Server (SMTP) towards the bottom of the left-hand side.
    2. Select the outgoing server, which will most likely be smtp.wadsnet.com
    3. Click the Edit… button.
12. In the "SMTP Server" dialog box:
    1. For "Description", type: smtp.wadsnet.com
    2. For "Server Name", type: smtp.wadsnet.com
    3. Check the box that says Use a name and password .
    4. For "Username", type: your full email address, example: someone@wadsnet.com
    5. For "Use Secure Connection", check the box that says: No
    6. Click: OK
13. In the "Account Settings" dialog box:
    1. Click: OK
14. Click on the "GET MAIL" icon.  When Thunderbird prompts for you a password, enter a password, check the box and click OK.