Fortunately, setting up a Gmail account in Mozilla Thunderbird 1.x for sending and receiving messages is easy. (It is even easier in Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 and later, though.)
Access a Gmail Account with Mozilla Thunderbird 1.x
To download mail from a Gmail account in Mozilla Thunderbird and send messages, too:
- Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account.
- Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu.
- Click Add Account....
- Make sure Email account is selected.
- Click Next >.
- Type your name under Your Name:.
- Enter your Gmail address under Email Address:.
- Click Next >.
- Make sure POP is selected under Select the type of incoming server you are using..
- Type "pop.gmail.com" under Incoming Server:.
- Click Next >.
- Enter your full email address ("john.john@gmail.com", for example) under Incoming User Name:.
- You'll just have to append "@gmail.com" to what Mozilla Thunderbird has already entered for you.
- Click Next >.
- Give the Gmail account a name (something like "Gmail", for example) under Account Name:.
- Click Next >.
- Now click Done.
- Highlight Server Settings under the new Gmail account.
- Make sure SSL is selected under Use secure connection.
Let's set up the outgoing mail server specifically used for the Gmail account:
- Highlight Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the list of account on the left.
- Click Add....
- Type "smtp.gmail.com" under Server Name:.
- Type "587" under Port:.
- Make sure Use name and password is checked.
- Type your Gmail address under User Name:.
- Make sure TLS is selected under Use secure connection:.
- Click OK.
- Highlight the Gmail account we created before.
- Under Outgoing Server (SMTP):, make sure smtp.gmail.com is selected.
- Open Server Settings under the Gmail account.
- Select TLS under Use secure connection:.
- Click OK.
