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isp account configuration ispdb

Thunderbird version 3 tries to make things easier for users by enabling automatic configuration of the connection to their mail servers. Users provide their email account, user name and password, and then Thunderbird queries a database to find connection information for incoming and outgoing mail servers. This page gives instruction on how to add Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration data to the database. It also describes the security mechanisms that prevent malicious entries in the ISP database that could put users at risk.

Thunderbird version 3 tries to make things easier for users by enabling automatic configuration of the connection to their mail servers. Users provide their email account, user name and password, and then Thunderbird queries a database to find connection information for incoming and outgoing mail servers. *If you are trying to configure Thunderbird to access an account, see [[Automatic Account Configuration]] for instructions. *See [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration Autoconfiguration in Thunderbird] on the Mozilla Developer Center for more detailed technical information about ISPDB and autoconfiguration, how to use it and add record to it. *See Thunderbird's [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/tb-enterprise tb-enterprise mailing list and resources] for more information about deploying Thunderbird within large organizations. [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/1nd7dHI]]