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Mozilla Thunderbird is a stand-alone e-mail client and newsreader, with several other useful features such as Junk Mail control and message filtering. The following instructions are for creating a news account for AT&T Worldnet Service.

Note: If you wish to post to newsgroups you will also need to set up Thunderbird for e-mail use.


To configure Thunderbird for news:

  1. Launch Thunderbird.
  2. From the File menu, select New, and then choose Account. The Account Wizard will open up.
  3. Select Newsgroup account. Click the Next button.
    new account setup
  4. Enter your name and e-mail address in the appropriate fields. Click the Next button.
    identity
  5. Select the Newsgroup Server field, enter netnews.worldnet.att.net and click the Next button.
    server information
  6. Choose a name for this account. Click the Next button.
    account name
  7. Review your settings in the next window, and then click the Finish button. Mozilla Thunderbird is now configured.
    congrats

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