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Hi. 1st attempt ever with Linix. Running MS since 1993. Have Ubuntu 11.10 up & running in dual boot w/ winXP. On Roadrunner Broadband w/Linksys wireless. Internet OK. No problem on XP - Outlook Express. Can't get my Thunderbird e-mail to work. All data entered is correct but says it can't find or connect? Also what's a good site for a RealNewbe? Thanks, Bill
Last edited by olerockstar; 10-27-2011 at 01:37 PM.
Reason: more data
When I've had connection problems setting up email, it has frequently turned out to be one the security settings for connecting (TLS and the like--except when I misplet my name like I did today).
I change one thing at a time in the send or receive configuration and try again.
If you mean which mail client, I use the Opera mail client, though I also have used Thunderbird, Kmail, Evolution, and Sylpheed, but I keep coming back to Opera.
Evolution is less than desirable. Sylpheed is excellent. I like the Kmail interface, but I don't like that it fires up the Akonadi server thingee in the background. I find Thunderbird heavy.
If you mean ISP, Cox Cable here in the US. Their online support isn't very good; they still have tutorials for Outlook Express, for Pete's sake. Comcast, who I used to have before I moved, had excellent online help pages, including for several Linux mail clients.
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