Setting up ThunderbirdPortable

Install ThunderbirdPortable....

• download the exe from http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable
• run it and select a place to install thunderbird
• inside the installed directory, run ThunderbirdPortable.exe

Configure your account....

• Save the following file to disk: kmem.info.crt (dont install it, save it)
• On first start it might ask you Would you like a new email address ignore this for now
• First you need to add the certificate (so ignore any 'new account' window) and:
  • menubar, select Tools (or view for linux)
  • select Options menu item
  • select Advanced tab (at top)
  • select Certificates tab (under top tabs)
  • select [View]
  • select [Import]
  • select the file you downloaded, kmem.info.crt
  • tick buttons for 'trust this CA to identify websites' and 'trust this ca to identify email users', then clock [OK]
  • [ok] to close the 'Certificate manager' window
  • [ok] to close the 'Options' window
• On first start it might ask you Would you like a new email address if so, hit [Skip this and use my existing email
• You should see a Mail Account Setup box
  • Your name: (your human name)
  • Email address: your full email address
  • Password: (duh)
  • Click 'remember password' if you trust noone will snoop on your computer
  • Click [continue] and then [manual config]
• You should see a Manual Account Setting details
  • Incomming settings: [pop3], kmem.info (no dot), 995, ssl/tls, normal password
  • Outgoing settings: [smtp], kmem.info (no dot), 25, starttls, normal password
  • Username: username@your.full.domain (note you need to add @your.full.domain)

It should look like...

• Your name: will be your actual name (for humans to read)
• Your email address: will be your full username@your.domain.com
• Your username (under smtp): will be your full username@your.domain.com
• Your password: will be different

Testing your account

If both of the following tests work your email address is working as expected!

Testing outgoing email

• click [write]
• under 'To:' enter the other address
• add a subject and a simple test message
• click [send]
• Confirm the email arrived at the other address

Testing incoming email

• on the other email address, click [reply] (to send email back to your new account)
• enter some text in the body of the email
• click [send]
• Confirm the email arrived at the new address

And if you ever need to check your settings.....

• You can check your settings to make sure they are similar to below
• menubar select 'Tools'
• pick 'Account Settings'
• that should give you a window similar to the following

• User Name (under server name): will be your full username@your.domain.com
• 'local directory' will depend where thunderbird was installed
• SMTP Server/Description should be username@your.domain.com to be most helpful
• (Server Name stays as kmem.info)