How can I get Thunderbird to download my emails when I use my library's wifi, if it works fine at home and work?
I have a Toshiba laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium. I use the latest Thunderbird version to access my Hotmail and Gmail accounts. I use it at home with a cable, or with wifi. I use it at work with a cable, or wifi. I have no problems in either location.
When I go to the public library I use their free wifi. There is no password, you just go to their website and accept their terms and conditions, then they open internet access. Thunderbird starts up but won't send or receieve emails while I'm there, the connections time out. I can use Firefox and go to the Hotmail and Gmail sites on the web, and work from there without any problems. I suspect there is some Thunderbird setting that prevents Thunderbird from working, maybe because it considers this a vulnerable network. If so, how can I override that setting?
Note that the Calendar I have running in Thunderbird still syncs with my Google Calendar.
Thanks.
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Most likely the library blocks the ports needed for sending and receiving mail. Check with them.
some Thunderbird setting that prevents Thunderbird from working, maybe because it considers this a vulnerable network.
There is no such Thunderbird setting.