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Make Thunderbird my sole email client program and trash all things Google

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Hi, I've had it with gmail and Google, in general. I don't want my old accounts connected to Google. Hence why I'm interested in getting VPN, and using Thunderbird.

I'm fairly tech savvie, but not in a programming way. It's been a very long time since the old hacking hat hung on my wall. So, is there a simple way by which I may establish a new email address through Thunderbird, make it unique to Thunderbird–in no way associated with any social media, Google, gmail, or any other common sack of crap?

I have a website hosted by SquareSpace. I would like to take my new Thunderbird email address and make it my only contact account for the website.

And if this request is at all possible, would there be a tutorial, online video/pdf, or whathaveyou, that would enable my getting this new Thundermail email going?

I really hope this can be done simply and readily. I understand that my current email which is connected with my Apple account, the behated gmail address, is where I will be contacted with answers. I can't wait to start moving all my user accounts over to Thunderbird!

Thanks so much for your help,

Wren

Hi, I've had it with gmail and Google, in general. I don't want my old accounts connected to Google. Hence why I'm interested in getting VPN, and using Thunderbird. I'm fairly tech savvie, but not in a programming way. It's been a very long time since the old hacking hat hung on my wall. So, is there a simple way by which I may establish a new email address through Thunderbird, make it unique to Thunderbird–in no way associated with any social media, Google, gmail, or any other common sack of crap? I have a website hosted by SquareSpace. I would like to take my new Thunderbird email address and make it my only contact account for the website. And if this request is at all possible, would there be a tutorial, online video/pdf, or whathaveyou, that would enable my getting this new Thundermail email going? I really hope this can be done simply and readily. I understand that my current email which is connected with my Apple account, the behated gmail address, is where I will be contacted with answers. I can't wait to start moving all my user accounts over to Thunderbird! Thanks so much for your help, Wren

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Matt
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At this time the Thunderbird project does not offer an email address, only a client to retrieve mail from your existing mail address(es)

See https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/

Personally I would suggest you use GMX.com for an email address. A privacy policy that us the envy of those outside the EU and being a German company (a subsidiary of 1 and 1) certain privacy issues just do not exist with them. They ask very little and retain even less of your personal information. But it is always up to you to choose your own supplier. I am just personally supportive of the folk at GMX.

However if you are paying for domain registration you probably need to pay for email hosting for those domains and as you do not want to use Google with whom your chosen provider pertness and supplies email addresses for you might want to consider changing hosting providers for your domain

Network solutions (a squarespace competitor) has this discussion on the pros and cons of using squarespace. https://www.networksolutions.com/blog/pros-cons-squarespace/ Clearly the article will be biased towards the network solutions offering. However the cons reported appear to be fairly commonly reported elsewhere.