How To Configure Email Account In Thunderbird? – Its Benefits
Having different emails account is good but switching between different emailing platforms is sometimes irritating. Many people, uses different web clients and managing all those together makes it hectic. In this blog, we have discussed, one of the desktop-based email clients which is Thunderbird. It will help you to get rid of the problem of using the different platforms. We will go through the how to configure email account in thunderbird and explain one the best feature of Thunderbird – Create Smart Folders in thunderbird.
Thunderbird is a free desktop email client that works on the cross-platform in which we can configure multiple emails to avoid the multiple stand-alone platforms. Thunderbird uses both POP and IMAP protocol for configuration of email account in Thunderbird and uses the SMTP protocol to send and receive the email over the network. Generally, Thunderbird is default installed in the Ubuntu desktop systems. But can be installed and configure in any operating system (such as Windows, Linux, macOS, etc.) according to need of the user.
Download Thunderbird:- https://www.thunderbird.net/
Top Features Of Thunderbird
• Integrates multiple platforms into a single platform
Thunderbird is an application in which we can configure multiple email clients into it. This makes it easier to use and we can send or receive all the emails from a single platform which makes it worthy.
• Mails can be stored into your system in the form of backup
In Thunderbird you can save your data into your local system in the MBOX file format which can be used as a backup for safe keeping of the data.
• Sharing of data (emails) become easy
As the backup data is stored in your local system in the MBOX file format, it becomes easy to share the data with anyone when it required.
• Mails can be accessed easily without any internet connection
In Thunderbird if there is the absence of the internet connection email can be accessed easily because the data stores into the local system. This is done because when the system is connected to the internet the data is synchronized and data stored in the system then we can easily go through it without the connectivity of the internet.
• The user-friendly interface makes it easy to use
Mozilla Thunderbird have created a user-friendly environment, which makes it easy to understand and use it. It’s due to easy navigation panel. Additionally, it has the add-ons.
• Can Create Customise Folder
Thunderbird helps in organizing the data (emails) in a systematic order which makes it easier to access and manage the mails in Thunderbird. This features called a Smart folder, In this blog, we have also discussed the how to create smart folder in thunderbird and need/importance of Smart Folders.
Steps to Configure Email Account In Thunderbird
Below are the steps to setup your Gmail account in Morzilla Thunderbird email client:
1. Open Thunderbird in your System.
2. Go to the account section and click on an email.
3. Fill the credentials and click to continue.
4. Now configure to IMAP and click to manual configure.
5. Configure the server according to need else leave it default and click on done.
6. Wait and let thunderbird to properly synchronise your Gmail account.
Note:- In the above steps we have explain the setup/configuration of email account (Gmail) in thunderbird. Now lets see how to create smart folder in it…
Method to Create Smart Folder In Thunderbird And Its Features
Many organizations work with their integration the send and receive data (mails) on different platforms and we already discussed that Thunderbird helps in the integration of platforms of different email clients. While sending or receiving the information between the organization over the network it becomes difficult to organize and filter the mails. In Thunderbird, Smart Folder features help in managing the mails as well as the filtration of mails (data). In this section, we go through how to create the Smart Folder and features of the Smart folders.
Features Of The Smart Folder
• Helps in organizing the mails.
• Saves time in finding mails from a particular email id.
• Filtration becomes easy.
• A Smart folder helps in the easy organization of mails.
Steps To Create Smart Folder In Thunderbird
• Right-click on inbox and click on the new folder.
• Name the folder (Smart folder) and click to Create folder.
• Right-click on the created folder and click on tools then goto Message filters.
• Click on new and follow the sub-steps configuration.
◦ Assign the filter name.
◦ Change subject to from.
◦ The change contains to is.
◦ Write the email address.
• Choose the folder path to store the messages (i.e. emails).
• And click on run now.
NOTE – After clicking on run now, a background process will run and fetch your mails into the folder. Further, all upcoming emails from that email address will be directed to that folder (smart folder).
Conclusion
This detailed guide contains information about how to set up and configure email account and steps to create of Smart Folder in Thunderbird. We have also explained its features in the above section. One of the features explained i.e. Creation of Smart Folder in Thunderbird and its usability. You can use and follow steps that may help you and solve your problem.
