Solve : How to gather info for ThunderBird??

1.	Solve : How to gather info for ThunderBird??
Answer» Or whatever the Mozilla email organising program is called. How do I find out what internet protocol to use, what my host's IP address and/or address is? This is actually for my mobile/cell phone but I'm being baffled by all the same questions. Please help!Ask your ISP...they will have the correct settings...I use hotmail, should I ask them?Hotmail, or Windows LIVE Mail as it should be called, does not support any types of computer-based email readers such as Windows Mail, Thunderbird etc.I respectfully DISAGREE... And no don't ask Hotmail for the info...they won't have a clue. Contact your ISP as was suggested...Quote from: manadude2 on September 15, 2009, 10:49:02 AM Hotmail, or Windows Live Mail as it should be called, does not support any types of computer-based email readers such as Windows Mail, Thunderbird etc. it supports POP3.Quote from: patio on September 15, 2009, 05:15:02 PM I respectfully disagree... And no don't ask Hotmail for the info...they won't have a clue. Contact your ISP as was suggested... But why would Virgin know the connection specifications of MSN/hotmail? Isn't that asking one shop about another SHOPS products? (in BLIGHTY you do that sort of THING and the rival shop tells you how rubbish that shop is and how you shouldn't shop there).The POP and SMTP settings allow you to send and recieve mail thru Thunderbird and come from your ISP. Once that's up and running you should be able to reach your Hotmail account as well...I have mine working, I'll transcribe it here: Server Name: pop3.live.com Username: [emailprotected] Port: 995 use Secure Connection is set to "SSL" "Use secure authentication" is unchecked. Outgoing is found lower down, add a SMTP server entry: Server name: smtp.live.com Port: 587 I have "use name and password" checked off. And use secure connection is set to TLS. Nope, don't think that my phone is gonna have any of it. Thanks anyway.Quote from: Accessless on September 17, 2009, 04:36:08 AM But why would Virgin know the connection specifications of MSN/hotmail? Isn't that asking one shop about another shops products? (in blighty you do that sort of thing and the rival shop tells you how rubbish that shop is and how you shouldn't shop there). Sorry for DP. What am I talking about? For my phone it would be Orange mobile internet duh.

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Or whatever the Mozilla email organising program is called. How do I find out what internet protocol to use, what my host's IP address and/or address is? This is actually for my mobile/cell phone but I'm being baffled by all the same questions. Please help!Ask your ISP...they will have the correct settings...I use hotmail, should I ask them?Hotmail, or Windows LIVE Mail as it should be called, does not support any types of computer-based email readers such as Windows Mail, Thunderbird etc.I respectfully DISAGREE...

And no don't ask Hotmail for the info...they won't have a clue.
Contact your ISP as was suggested...Quote from: manadude2 on September 15, 2009, 10:49:02 AM

Hotmail, or Windows Live Mail as it should be called, does not support any types of computer-based email readers such as Windows Mail, Thunderbird etc.

it supports POP3.Quote from: patio on September 15, 2009, 05:15:02 PM

I respectfully disagree...

And no don't ask Hotmail for the info...they won't have a clue.
Contact your ISP as was suggested...

But why would Virgin know the connection specifications of MSN/hotmail? Isn't that asking one shop about another SHOPS products? (in BLIGHTY you do that sort of THING and the rival shop tells you how rubbish that shop is and how you shouldn't shop there).The POP and SMTP settings allow you to send and recieve mail thru Thunderbird and come from your ISP.
Once that's up and running you should be able to reach your Hotmail account as well...I have mine working, I'll transcribe it here:

Server Name: pop3.live.com

Username: [emailprotected]

Port: 995

use Secure Connection is set to "SSL" "Use secure authentication" is unchecked.

Outgoing is found lower down, add a SMTP server entry:

Server name: smtp.live.com

Port: 587

I have "use name and password" checked off. And use secure connection is set to TLS.

Nope, don't think that my phone is gonna have any of it. Thanks anyway.Quote from: Accessless on September 17, 2009, 04:36:08 AM

But why would Virgin know the connection specifications of MSN/hotmail? Isn't that asking one shop about another shops products? (in blighty you do that sort of thing and the rival shop tells you how rubbish that shop is and how you shouldn't shop there).

Sorry for DP. What am I talking about? For my phone it would be Orange mobile internet duh.

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