This guide will walk you through setting up Thunderbird to work with Astraweb news servers.
Download Thunderbird
Visit the Thunderbird homepage to download the latest version of the newsreader client.
Install Thunderbird
Follow these screenshots to guide you through the installation.
Figure 1 – Thunderbird Setup Type
A – Select “Custom”
B – Check “Use Thunderbird as mt default mail application” if desired
C – Click “Next”
Figure 2 – Thunderbird Mail Account Setup
A – Click “Cancel”
Figure 3 -Thunderbird System Integration
A – Check “Newsgroups”
B – Check “Always perform this check when starting Thunderbird”
C – Click “OK”
Figure 4 -Thunderbird Tools –> Account Settings
Click “Tools” and then “Account Settings”
Figure 5 -Thunderbird Account Actions
Click “Account Actions” and then “Add Other Account”
Figure 6 -Thunderbird New Account Setup
A – Select “Newsgroup Account”
B – Click “Next”
Figure 7 -Thunderbird Identity
A – Enter your name
B – Enter your email address
Figure 8 -Thunderbird Newsgroup Server
A – Newsgroup Server: news.astraweb.com or ssl.astraweb.com (SSL)
Figure 9 -Thunderbird Account Name
A – Account Name: enter anything you want
After returning to the main Thunderbird you want to click on “View settings for this account”.
Figure 10 – Thunderbird Installation Complete
Configure Thunderbird for Astraweb
Figure 11 -Thunderbird Password
Once Thunderbird loads you will want to click on Manage newsgroup subscriptions
Figure 12 – Thunderbird Username
A – Enter Username (provided in email)
B – Click “OK”
Figure 13 – Thunderbird Password
A – Enter Password (provided in email)
B – Click “OK”
Figure 14 – Thunderbird Password
Click “View settings for this account”
Figure 15 – Thunderbird News Server Settings
The account settings screen includes everything you need to finish setting up Thunderbird.
A – First click on Server Settings to the left.
B – Server Name: news.astraweb.com or ssl.astraweb.com (SSL)
C – Port: use port 443 or 563 for secure or port 119, 23, 1818 or 8080 for standard connections.
D – Check “Use secure connection (SSL)” for secure access.
Thunderbird is now configured for Astraweb. Enjoy!