

You can also manually check for new messages in your account. Typically, Thunderbird puts the messages into your Inbox folder. By default, it looks for new messages each time you start it and then it rechecks at ten minute intervals. When Thunderbird opens, click Tools, then Account Settings from the menu bar.When you first set up your email accounts, Thunderbird configures itself to get new email automatically.

( IMAP mailboxes always keep mail on the server and have no similar configuration option.)Ĭhanging the Mozilla Thunderbird settings Please note that this only applies to POP mailboxes.

It assumes that you have already followed the basic instructions to set up Mozilla Thunderbird. This page explains how to set up Mozilla Thunderbird to leave a copy of each message on the server. You can also do this if you want your old incoming mail to be permanently stored in our backup system (see "E-mail backups" on our backup policy page for more details). If you don't set up Mozilla Thunderbird to leave your messages on the server, it will delete the messages as soon as it connects to read mail, and the other program (or Webmail) won't be able to see the messages. You'll want to do this if you read email in Mozilla Thunderbird and another program (or our Webmail system). With Mozilla Thunderbird it's possible to leave a copy of each message on the mail server after you read it. To see a more detailed answer customized for you, type your e-mail address here:
