How to Use Thunderbird on Comcast
Although Comcast provides web-based email for its customers, you may decide that you would rather use a standalone program for your Comcast email, storing messages on your own computer rather than on Comcast's servers. If your preferred email client is Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0, configuration of your Comcast email account can be completed in only a few steps.
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Instructions
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Click "Tools" in Thunderbird, then open "Account Settings."
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On the left column, click the "Account Actions" button and scroll down to "Add Mail Account."
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Type the name that you would like others to see when they receive an email from you in the "Your Name" field, then type your full email address and password below it. Click "Continue." Thunderbird automatically searches the Internet and downloads the server settings for your Comcast account.
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Confirm that the incoming mail server address is "mail.comcast.net," and the port number is "110."
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Make sure that the outgoing mail server address is "smtp.comcast.net," and the port number is "587." If the incoming or outgoing mail server settings are incorrect, click the "Edit" button and change the setting as described.
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Select the "Manual Setup" button.
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Click the "Outgoing Server" link on the left side of the screen, then select "Comcast" and "Edit."
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Confirm that the boxes labeled "Use name and password" and "Use secure authentication" are checked. The name shown in the box should be your email user name. If all of these items are correct, click "OK" twice to close both open windows.
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