How do you like to view your email? Many people use a web browser out of habit, without thinking about whether they need an alternative, but some remain faithful to the good old email programs because they know a lot about them.

– free application for working with email correspondence and newsgroups from the creator of the web Firefox browser. According to the developers, it combines the best qualities of various email clients, including the “classics of the genre” Microsoft Outlook and The Bat. I propose to get to know it better to understand whether it is worth attention or just one of many.

Why is an email client better than a browser?

Several reasons to install a separate program for working with mail or use it together with a browser:

• Access to correspondence in the client program does not depend on the stability of the Internet connection.
• Using the program reduces the consumption of web traffic, since it downloads only letters, and the browser downloads page design elements and advertising.
• The application interface can be configured according to your needs. Web services have very limited functions.
• The programs have better developed functions for searching and filtering messages.
• Client programs contain more useful tools than any web service.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Mozilla Thunderbird

Strengths

• Built-in account setup wizard. The user can afford not to know what SSL, TLS, SMTP, IMAP, POP3 are and how to configure them correctly - the program will do it for him. It is enough to remember your email address and password for the mailbox.
• Opening folders and emails in tabs is similar to opening web pages in a browser. This means that to work with one message you do not have to close everything else.
• Unlimited number of connected mailboxes.
• Convenient sorting of letters: you can use both general and individual catalogs for correspondence between different accounts. And also - configure the display of the same letters in different folders(although physically they will be in one).
• Reminder function to attach an attachment to a letter if you mentioned it in a message.
• Support for skins and extensions that are installed without leaving the application.
• Russian-language interface.
• Built-in antispam filter, calendar and task scheduler.
• Phishing protection – a warning when you go to sites whose address differs from the one specified in the letter.
• Faster filtering: you just started typing a word in search bar, and the application is already producing results.

And what users don't like too much

• Message headers are not always displayed correctly.
• Tabs cannot be dragged back and forth with the mouse.
• The attachment reminder function does not always work (it’s just that the word “attachment” is taken into account only in the nominative case).

First launch and setup

Installation Mozilla Thunderbird is nothing special. When you turn it on for the first time (immediately after installation), the account setup wizard starts and offers a choice of:

• Connect an existing one.
• Put it aside for later.

Let's look at how it works using the example of connecting an existing account, because you probably already have at least one.

• In the window " Welcome to Thunderbird» check « Skip(creating a new account) and use my existing email».

• Enter your mailbox address and password. Click " Continue».

• After entering, click " Ready».

• If desired, change the mailbox settings: click " Tincture by hand"and specify the required servers, ports, protocols, authentication methods and the rest that is shown below. If you do not know the purpose of these parameters, leave everything as is.

This will complete the wizard’s work, and you will find yourself in the main program window. By the way, it is very reminiscent of the Firefox browser window. On the left is the folder panel. In the frame below is a context menu opened by clicking on this panel. At the very top is a tab bar (like in a browser). Below it are functional buttons, the purpose of most of which, I think, is clear. In the main part of the window there is a menu quick call main functions.

Two icons surrounded by a frame on the right open the calendar and task scheduler:

Behind the button in the form of three stripes is the main menu of Mozilla Thunderbird. I think the bulk of the tools collected here are easy to understand without explanation. Among other things, it contains a button to go to the add-on installation section. We should get to know him better.

Those who have ever installed plugins and extensions in the browser will not have to explain for a long time how to install them in Thunderbird: this is done in exactly the same way as in Mozilla Firefox. By default, the program has one single extension – Lightning (Calendar). If you want to install anything else, click " Get add-ons", select what you like and click " Add to Thunderbird».

And below I showed how the function “ Quick filter" As soon as I started typing the word “coupon”, 3 messages were immediately found where this word was mentioned in the topic title.

General impression of the program

Using the Mozilla Thunderbird email client turned out to be convenient and easy. Loading incoming emails took just a few minutes. Create and send a new message (button " Create") also went without incident, however, the address book had to be imported from M$ Outlook manually, since the program did not want to do it itself. And this was the only thing that prevented me from starting work right away. In general, the application takes almost no time to master, which is good news.

In my immodest opinion, the product meets the expectations of users - both experienced and beginners, and also ranks far from last among its competitors. Try it, I hope you like it too.

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Meet: Mozilla Thunderbird - a convenient free email client updated: May 4, 2016 by: Johnny Mnemonic

Thunderbird is an email client from Mozilla, the developer of the . It is quite convenient and popular mail program, which simplifies electronic correspondence as much as possible.

The program has built-in filters that scan all incoming mail and block spam. There is support digital signatures, certificate verification and message encryption. Mail client has a high level of security, does not allow unauthorized login to your account and protects all confidential information. If the program detects a hacking attempt, it will notify the user about it.

Official Thunderbird builds work on everyone modern versions Windows. The Thunderbird email program is available for free without registration in Russian on our website. often used as the main email client in companies and has many additional plugins.

The best extensions for Thunderbird

• Lightning - calendar planner.
• Provider for Google Calendar is a special plugin to synchronize your local Google calendar and organize scheduling between multiple participants.
• Quicktext is a convenient organization of templates with which you can compose letters in one click.
• Remember Mismatched Domains - allows you to avoid displaying a warning window when using multiple addresses with different domains.
• Remove Duplicate Messages - allows you to avoid downloading duplicate messages.
• Contacts Sidebar - allows you to pin your address book to a folder list in a convenient place.
• Quote Colors—quotation highlighting.
• XNote—notes attached to messages that appear when you select a message.
• Signature - adding a signature to letters. From the list generated earlier, you can select the appropriate one if necessary.
• ReminderFox - a reminder to write a reply letter.

The latest version of the Mozilla Thunderbird 60 email client is completely free and translated into Russian. The program is compatible with all current Windows versions, including 7, 8 and 10 (x86 and x64).

Launch the program and click the button in the welcome window Skip this and use my existing email.

In the window Setting up your existing email account specify the following account parameters:

• Your name is your username (for example, "Alice Little");

  Email address mail - your mailing address on Yandex (for example, « [email protected] » );

Click the Continue button.

Click the button Manual setup and specify the following email server parameters: Incoming mail

• Protocol - IMAP;

  Server name is imap.yandex. ru ;

  Port - 993;

  SSL - SSL/TLS;

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Server name is smtp.yandex. ru ;

Port - 465;

SSL - SSL/TLS;

Authentication - Normal password.

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Also indicate the username - your Yandex login, for example, “alice.the.girl”.

Attention. If you set up receiving mail from a mailbox like “login@yandex. ru », the login is the part of the address before the “@” sign. If you use Yandex.Mail for a domain, you must specify the full mailbox address as your login.

Click the button Retest to check the correctness of the entered parameters. If the test was successful, click Finish.

If you want to always use to send emails Mozilla program Thunderbird, in the window Integration with the system click the button Set as default.

Right-click on the account name and select Settings.

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Go to the Copies and folders section and set all folders to the name of your Yandex mailbox.

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Click OK to apply the changes and restart the program.

Problems with Mozilla Thunderbird

This step by step guide will help you solve problems related to your email program.

Select an issue:

What message did you receive?

If a message appears about no connection to the server, try logging into the Yandex.Mail web interface with the same username and password that you use in the program. Enter your username and password manually, without using those stored in the browser.

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If you are using IMAP

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mail server address - imap.yandex.ru;

connection security - SSL;

port - 993.

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mail server address - smtp.yandex.ru;

connection security - SSL;

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mail server address - pop.yandex.ru;

connection security - SSL;

port - 995.

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mail server address - smtp.yandex.ru;

connection security - SSL;

port - 465.

For more information on how to check server settings in different email programs, see the section Encrypting transmitted data.

If the "Authentication required" message appears, "Sender address rejected: Access denied" or “Send auth command first”, authorization on the Yandex SMTP server is disabled in the mail program settings. Make sure the option is enabled User Authentication(For Outlook Express) or SMTP Authentication(for The Bat!).

If a message appears "Sender address rejected: not owned by auth user", the address from which you are trying to send a letter does not match the one under whose login you are authorized on the SMTP server. Make sure that in the mail program settings, the return address is set to exactly the address from which the login is used in the SMTP authorization settings.

If a message appears "Login failure or POP3 disabled", the mail program cannot access the mailbox using the POP3 protocol. Make sure that the correct password for the mailbox is entered and that access via the POP3 protocol is enabled in the Mail programs settings section.

If a message appears "Message rejected under suspicion of SPAM", the contents of your email were recognized by Yandex.Mail as spam. To solve the problem, open the Yandex.Mail web interface and send any one letter as a test. This way you will prove to the system that the letters are not being sent by a robot.

Check your computer for viruses using free antivirus programs: CureIt! from Dr.Web and Virus Removal Tool from Kaspersky Lab.

If your mail program does not accept or send letters, check that your mail program settings are correct, as well as your computer’s Internet connection settings.

If you are using antivirus program, firewall or proxy server, disable them and check if this reproduces the problem.

personal data and link a phone number to your account.

Read step by step instructions to search for missing letters. Before you start, open Yandex.Mail in a new tab.

Select an issue:

When you delete messages, they go to the Deleted Items folder and are stored there for 30 days. During this period you can restore them:

Go to the Deleted Items folder.

Select the required letters.

Click the To Folder button.

If more than a month has passed since they were deleted, it will not be possible to restore the letters - they have been permanently deleted from the Yandex.Mail servers.

If the letters are not in the folder where they should be, then most likely they ended up in another folder, for example in Deleted Items or Spam. If you remember the sender's name or address, part of the text of the letter or the subject, try searching for letters in all the folders in your mailbox.

Have you found the letters?

You can restore letters:

Go to the folder in which the letters were found.

Select the required letters.

Click the To Folder button.

Select from the list the folder where you want to move the letters - for example, Inbox.

Why emails disappear and how to avoid it

The Deleted emails folder is stored for 30 days, and the Spam folder for 10 days. After this, they will be permanently deleted from Yandex servers. Why can emails end up in these folders without your knowledge:

Another user has access to your mailbox

Emails can be deleted by a user who has access to your mailbox: perhaps you forgot to end your session after working on someone else's device. To end your session, click the link in your account menu Log out on all devices. This can also be done on the Passports page - using the link Log out on all computers.

Letters disappear in the mail program

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A rule has been configured that deletes or moves letters. Letters disappear in the mail program.

If you use an email program and delete letters in it, they disappear on the service page. This happens because your program is configured using the IMAP protocol - in this case, the mailbox structure on the service is synchronized with the mailbox structure in the program. To delete messages only in the program, but leave them in Yandex.Mail, you can configure the program using the POP3 protocol, but we recommend not doing this: the messages may not synchronize correctly with the server.

A rule has been configured that deletes or moves emails Indicate reliable personal data in Yandex.Passport and link a phone number to your account. Our security system may have found your account suspicious and blocked your mailbox. Most often this happens due to the fact that the phone number is not attached to the box or the Passport contains fictitious name and last name. It usually takes a couple of hours to remove the lock.

If you delete letters in your mail program, but they are still in their folders on the Yandex.Mail website, then most likely your mail program is configured using the POP3 protocol. Due to the peculiarities of the POP3 protocol, messages in the mail program may not synchronize correctly with the server. To work with Yandex.Mail, it is recommended to use the IMAP protocol. To learn how to migrate your email program from POP3 to IMAP, see Migration from POP3.

If your email program does not display sent emails, then most likely your email program is configured using the POP3 protocol. Due to the peculiarities of the POP3 protocol, messages in the mail program may not synchronize correctly with the server. To work with Yandex.Mail, it is recommended to use the IMAP protocol. To learn how to migrate your email program from POP3 to IMAP, see Migration from POP3.

If you receive errors about an incorrect certificate when activating SSL encryption in your email program, make sure that your email program and operating system configured correctly:

Manually add a certificate to the list of trusted certificates (Windows)

Attention. If you are not sure that you can install the certificate yourself, contact a specialist.

To add a certificate to the list of trusted certificates:

Download the certificate. (If the linked file opens directly in your browser, click CTRL + S and save the file to your computer; there is no need to copy text from the file.)

Open the Start menu.

Mozilla Thunderbird (Russian: "Mozilla Thunderbird") is a program for working with by email. It was created with the goal of freeing the client from the need to use an electronic mailbox using a browser. In order to fully use mail in Thunderbird, the user needs to configure it.

Automatically adding a new mailbox

When you launch Mozilla Thunderbird for the first time, the program itself prompts you to add a new account. In this case, you can create a new mailbox or enter the data of an existing one. In the first case, she suggests creating an email address. mail with a service cost of $15-20 per year or use one of the many free servers. A link to their list is displayed in the same window.

In the second case, when you click on the “Use my existing mail” button, a window will open for entering your login, password and initials. The latter are displayed near the subject of the letter by the recipient.

When you enter your login and password when setting up mail, Mozilla Thunderbird will automatically download from the developer company's server all the necessary parameters for sending and receiving letters. In order for this feature to work, it requires an Internet connection.

Manually setting up a new mailbox

If there is temporarily no connection to the Internet or the parameters of the mail server you are using are not in the developer databases, then you can use its “manual” option to configure Mozilla Thunderbird.

To do this, you need to open the “Account Settings” dialog box. You can do this in 2 ways:

In the new window at the bottom left, click on the “Account Actions” button and select “Add account” from the drop-down menu. mail record."

In the window for adding an email address. email, enter the required data. After adding them and clicking the "OK" button. Then the server options and the “Manually configure” button will appear at the bottom. After activating it, LMB will open changeable parameters: server address, port, protocol (for incoming letters), encryption and verification methods.

To configure for a specific mail server, you need to change all 5 parameters. The table below shows their values ​​for popular email services.

Postal service name	POP server address		IMAP server address		SMTP server address		Encryption
Google.com ( [email protected])							SSL/TSL or START/TLS
Yandex ( [email protected]/ua/kz)
Mail.ru ( [email protected]/bk.ru/list.ru/inbox.ru)
Rambler( [email protected])
Microsoft Mail:( [email protected]/live.ru/outlook.com)	pop-mail.outlook.com		imap-mail.outlook.com		smtp-mail.outlook.com

After this setup, Mozilla Thunderbird will be able to send and download emails.

POP3 and IMAP protocols: what is the difference and how to change the settings

They differ from each other in the way they work with the mail server. The first protocol downloads all letters to the computer and deletes them from the mail service's hard drive. As a result, they are stored only in this location.

The second protocol downloads electronic correspondence, but does not delete it from the server. This allows you to work with emails from any computer. This set of rules is supported by all modern mail clients and most mail servers.

To change the POP3 protocol to IMAP, you need:

• Create a new account using the IMAP protocol.
• Copy folders into it from an account with POP3 connected.
• Remove account from POP3.

After this procedure, all letters from an account using the IMAP protocol will be copied to the mail server.

Setting up synchronization

When synchronizing, all actions with letters performed in Mozilla Thunderbird are duplicated on the mail server and vice versa. By default, the client copies to HDD mail server all folders. But this can be changed. This is done as follows:

Synchronization occurs every time you connect to the Internet.

Auto-sign message

This function is designed to automatically add some template information (contact information, initials or wishes) to the end of the created letter. To set up a mail signature in Thunderbird, you need to:

They will be displayed in the letter the same way they were written. In addition to plain text, you can use any html tags responsible for formatting. For example: text or text .

In addition to filling out the field in the mail settings, you can insert a picture or html document with the required content. When writing a message, you need to call up the properties of the inserted image (it will be displayed in the text of the letter) and in this window, check the box next to the line “Attach this image to the message.” This will allow the recipient to receive the entire message and not have to download the signature separately.

Antispam filter

This feature is enabled by default in Mozilla Thunderbird and allows you to further filter out useless or promotional emails. The filter has 2 settings levels: for an individual account and general.

In the first case, to gain access to the filter settings, you need to open the “Account Settings” window and go to the “Antispam Filter” subsection.

Here you can enable/disable the filter and configure where to move emails marked by the user as spam.

You can access the general settings of the antispam filter from the same window after clicking on the “Global settings” button. They configure filter training parameters, namely, what to do with flagged emails: delete or move to the Spam folder.

To train antispam, when reading useless and advertising letters, you need to click on the “Spam” button located in the upper right corner of the area quick view messages. If you do this regularly, then after a while Mozilla Thunderbird itself will move spam from the Inbox to the appropriate folder.

Ban on receiving letters

This task is performed by the built-in message filter. It does not prevent the download of emails from a specific sender, but rather moves them from the main folder to Spam or deletes them. Configuring this option in Mozilla Thunderbird is done using the following algorithm:

To add new addresses to the filter, just open it (Mozilla Thunderbird menu > Message Filters > select the one you want > Edit) and click on the button with the “+” sign. It will add another field for new e-mail addresses.

Managing saved passwords

When you add new accounts, Mozilla Thunderbird prompts you to save their passwords in memory. This is a convenient feature, but not secure because anyone with access to the computer can copy them. To avoid this, there are 2 options in the Mozilla Thunderbird settings.

The first provides access to existing passwords. To get it, you need:

• In the main menu, select the “Settings” sub-item.
• In the new window, go to the “Protection” and “Passwords” tabs.
• Click the “Saved Passwords” button.

In this window you can view passwords (the “Display” button) or delete them.

The second setting allows you to restrict access to the storage using a password. To do this you need:

This password will need to be entered each time the program is launched.

Setting up Mozilla Thunderbird is a fairly simple process thanks to the program's user-friendly interface.

Mail mozilla client thunderbird is free program with support for the Russian language, which will make working with email a simple and understandable task. In the current digital age, even the most ordinary user receives so many different emails, that it is no longer possible to do without a special assistant in their processing.

This is especially true if you have to check several mailboxes at once (for example, if you have mail on Rambler, Yandex, Gmail and other popular services). Thunderbird is a very thoughtful email client; it can be downloaded for free from the official website or from our resource (also available portable version - portable edition).

The program can significantly reduce the time spent filtering emails and will help you not to miss an important message, which can often be deleted along with spam.

The program may remain inactive for a long time. background and not take up precious computer resources, and Internet traffic is often consumed exclusively in moderate quantities. Flexible Mozilla Thunderbird mail settings system in Russian It is designed for the average user who will not engage in masochism in order to understand how to set it up. The interface is so simple that any average PC owner can configure this email client to suit their needs - to make the program more convenient not only externally, but also to install convenient add-ons (plugins).

It's nice when such a useful and effective email client as mozilla thunderbird can be downloaded for free in Russian. This allows you to get rid of many problems associated with setting up the interface, which is already clear and simple, even for a novice user.

How to set up mozilla thunderbird mail

Mozilla Thunderbird is a useful assistant when working with big amount emails and newsletters. When registering an account, the user independently chooses where exactly received letters and documents attached to them will be stored: on his personal personal computer or on an existing Internet resource.

If you prefer to leave delivered correspondence on your hard drive, then you will have to specify a specific folder size in which they will be downloaded. With this method of storing information, the user has constant access to all already received letters and files, even if the computer is temporarily not connected to the Internet - which is more than convenient. The disadvantage in this case may be possible failure hard drive, so we recommend doing it from time to time backup copy archive letters and export settings. Exporting settings to mozilla thunderbird allows you to simplify new installation and further adjustment of the mail client parameters to those made earlier.

The program also takes care of protecting all user correspondence sent via unsecured communication channels. The client uses modern encryption algorithms such as SSL/TLS, while working with mail is carried out using the POP, IMAP and other protocols. For example, not long ago the Yandex mail service sent out notifications to its users asking them to update their mail programs. This applied to many email clients, but not Thunderbird, because its security was always at a high level.

Creating a signature in mozilla thunderbird is also easy. To do this, you can use the built-in tools and the PGP public key encryption system. All these features are built into the program, so you don’t have to install any add-ons.

It should be noted that a lot of attention is also paid to working with spam. This kind of correspondence is saved in a separate folder so that the user can independently decide what exactly to do with this or that advertising letter.

As we noted earlier, the email client allows you to work with several electronic mailboxes. The only thing that needs to be done is to add each of them in turn to the program. After these manipulations, the mailer will constantly check your mail (the interval for checking letters can be configured) and display appropriate notifications.

To work more successfully with new letters, the mail client uses a special filter system, which correct setting will reduce the time spent checking such letters.

Special advantage free Mozilla Thunderbird ahead of its competitors (including paid ones) can be called the existing functionality for exchanging instant messages via the Internet (for example, using Google chat Hangout or other similar systems). In addition, the program works on all popular platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, so we recommend downloading this wonderful application for free.