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Thunderbird - For High-speed Connections & Other ISPs

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 when accessing from another ISP.

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.
   
4. Enter your name and e-mail address in the appropriate fields. Click the Next button.
   
5. Select the Newsgroup Server field, enter inetnews.worldnet.att.net and click the Next button.
   
6. Choose a name for this account. Click the Next button.
   
7. Review your settings in the next window, and then click the Finish button.
   
8. Right-click on your news account name, and choose Properties.
   
9. In left-hand box, click on Server Settings. To the right, select the Use secure connection (SSL) option.
   
10. In left-hand box, click on Outgoing Server (SMTP). In the right-hand box:
    • In the Server Name field, enter imailhost.worldnet.att.net
    • Place a check beside the Use Name and Password option.
    • In the User Name field, enter your e-mail ID (everything to the left of the @ in your e-mail address)
    • Under the Use secure connection heading, select SSL
    
    
11. Click the OK button to close the window. Mozilla Thunderbird is now configured.

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