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Logging into your Gmail webmail account using a browser.

If you don't want it to automatically configure your account press the "Manual Config" button in the second screen of "Mail Account Setup".Īfter you create the POP/IMAP account in Thunderbird enable using the POP or IMAP server with your account by: It defaults to a IMAP account but you can tell it to use a POP account instead using a radio button. All you need to know is your email address and password, it will configure the account settings for you.

You can create a new account by pressing the Add Mail Account button in Tools -> Account Settings -> Account Actions. To add an account in Thunderbird you need to have a Gmail webmail account, create either a POP or IMAP account in Thunderbird and then enable it in Gmail settings using a browser. Gmail provides free webmail accounts and POP, IMAP and SMTP servers. This article was written for Thunderbird but also applies to Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey (though some menu sequences may differ).