Outlook express {OE} & Thunderbird {Tbird} are called "pop" mail clients

short version is
they access your Verizon email account and get your messages that way - so when you open OE or Tbird it will either, depending on your set up it, go get the messages or may wait until you click the get messages button
- mine is set to get them on opening with my password.

that's why you have to put in the account & passwords info when you set them up.
If you get tbird you can also import all your OE stuff during setup, just like Firefox did with IE settings.

then you would set Tbird as your default email - you can still keep OE but Tbird would be the main use one

Ah, I see. In your expert humble opinion, which one is the better and more reliable one. Outlook Express or Mozilla Thunderbird??

Thanks much!!!

Mel

Mozilla Thunderbird , mainly because of the better security & built in spam tools.

Okay, let's see if I have this correct. I download Mozilla Thunderbird, and follow prompts, right??

The time I did the Outlook Express, the tech guy had to walk me through this. HOw do I do this Thunderbird thing alone. Will it change my stuff in Outlook and bring it over to Thunderbird??

Do you understand what I'm trying to learn here?? Thanks so much.

Melody

If I remember correctly it will import the address book and the mail settings during the set up/install
Pretty much like the firefox did with the IE settings and favorites.

but if you get stuck or the settings don't get transferred just ask
I'll find the verizon central email section that has the info you need
http://netservices.verizon.net/porta...oblem=settings


User name settings

* Your user name (for example, username@verizon.net)
* Your password


Mail server settings

* Incoming mail server (POP3): incoming.yahoo.verizon.net
* Outgoing mail server (SMTP): outgoing.yahoo.verizon.net
* Your user name
* Your password

the messages themselves - if you have any saved you can import them at any time or just keep OE and open it if you need to look up the saved stuff.

This will be easier that the very first time with OE because of the importing during setup /install

Well, I don't know if I'm coming or going, but I'll give it a try.

Wish me luck,

I'll update later.

Melody.

P.S. Thanks so much

Okay, now I'm totally confused.

I did exactly as you said. I downloaded it, I imported all the stuff, it prompted me if I wanted to use Mozilla Thunderbird as my default e-mail client. I said yes.

Then it opened up Alan's e-mail.

Now in outlook express, Alan's email was the primary email and we had two other sub accounts. mine was: let's use... MelodyLub@verizon.net

Now, when I would sign on to Outlook express, there would be my husband's email up on the screen. Then I would go to File, switch identity, click on the name Melody, and it would immediately switch to my e-mail.

So just now, I have Alan's email up on the screen, I go to File, and THERE IS NO SWITCH IDENTITY!!!!

So please tell me how I get my own email through thunderbird???

UPDATE....UPDATE....UPDATE....UPDATE......

I just went to Thunderbird and guess what?? It combined my husband's email and my email. Now why on earth would it do that.

There are 85 emails in this thing. Some are Alan's and some are mine.

Oh my god.
Please help me before I have a breakdown... lol

NEVER MIND!!!! I just uninstalled the entire thing. Outlook Express is now, once again, my default program. Why did I do this?? Because I'm 60 years old, and I know Outlook Express. When I saw 85 combined emails, I pictured Alan's face and said "this is not worth it". He likes stuff nice and easy on the computer.

I know that there had to be a way to separate the accounts, and we each have our own, but until I learned how to do this, I will turn 70 years old. lol.

Jo, thanks so much.

If I don't lose my mind over this, I turn 60 on November 4th.
Oh thank god, I still get Outlook Express. I almost lost my mind. Two hours on this stuff. Going to watch my soaps.

Melody

I thought this started out as a noise problem. I know that fans can become quite noisy, especially if a bearing is burning out. How did it become an OE versus Thunderbird argument? You can get inexpensive replacement fans that are fairly easy to install.

we got the noise thing figured out and she had another question about emails.

could be vibrations from many sorces wires fan hard drive, hopefully you clean it out reguraly vacuum the dust bummys from fans and vents cause a clotted fan will also make noise too