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Enabling TLS for Thunderbird Email Client

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	Click '''OK''' and close out of the settings windows.		Click '''OK''' and close out of the settings windows.

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Enabling TLS for Thunderbird Email Client

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			Click '''OK''' and close out of the settings windows.

	== Default ports for TLS ==		== Default ports for TLS ==

imported>Robison.justin: Created page with "== Enabling TLS for Thunderbird Email Client == '''''Open Thunderbird''''' Click on '''Tools''' then click '''Account Settings''' File:tb1.png Select the email accoun..."

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Created page with "== Enabling TLS for Thunderbird Email Client == '''''Open Thunderbird''''' Click on '''Tools''' then click '''Account Settings''' File:tb1.png Select the email accoun..."

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== Enabling TLS for Thunderbird Email Client ==

'''''Open Thunderbird'''''

Click on '''Tools''' then click '''Account Settings'''

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Select the email account to change, then click '''Server Settings''' and click '''TLS''' check box

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Now we need to enable '''TLS''' for the SMTP outgoing server by clicking '''Outgoing Server(SMTP)''' then click '''Edit...''' tab.

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Now under Security and Authentication, Click '''TLS''' and confirm that port 587 is used.

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== Default ports for TLS ==
Incoming Server Port (Imap) "143"
Outgoing Server Port (smtp) "587"

That is it for configuring your Thunderbird E-mail Client to use TLS!

Pictures from http://sils.unc.edu/it-services/email-faq/thunderbird