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Mozilla's ISP database can't find my existing email address so what do I put in?

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I've downloaded Thunderbird to my new-to-me but venerable Dell laptop running Windows XP.

I ask it to find my existing email account - which is with Orange but was originally with Freeserve - this being reflected in the name.

T'bird says its searching Mozilla's ISP database - and it fails to find my existing account.

It give me option to enter various things manually but I don't know what I should be entering.

Anyone suggest a way forward?

Thanks

I've downloaded Thunderbird to my new-to-me but venerable Dell laptop running Windows XP. I ask it to find my existing email account - which is with Orange but was originally with Freeserve - this being reflected in the name. T'bird says its searching Mozilla's ISP database - and it fails to find my existing account. It give me option to enter various things manually but I don't know what I should be entering. Anyone suggest a way forward? Thanks

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Here are the email settings for Orange.

incoming POP server: pop.orangehome.co.uk port: 110 Connection security: None Authentication: Password, transmitted insecurely User name: yourname.orangehome.co.uk

outgoing SMTP server: smtp.orangehome.co.uk port: 25 (or 587) Connection security: None Authentication: No authentication (PW transmitted insecurely if port is 587) User name: (yourname.orangehome.co.uk on port 587)

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=637237

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Here are the email settings for Orange.

incoming POP server: pop.orangehome.co.uk port: 110 Connection security: None Authentication: Password, transmitted insecurely User name: yourname.orangehome.co.uk

outgoing SMTP server: smtp.orangehome.co.uk port: 25 (or 587) Connection security: None Authentication: No authentication (PW transmitted insecurely if port is 587) User name: (yourname.orangehome.co.uk on port 587)

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=637237

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Nearly worked - not able to set the incoming port to 110 - options 143 or 993 or auto, only and it doesn't like my username as name.orangehome.co.uk, particularly when my email address is still via fsnet

getting closer though - thanks

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Maybe you should ask your email provider what settings that their server uses. They set it up and should know.