Save Draft messages to your Local folder.

The Google IMAP server will automatically put sent messages into the /Sent Mail folder.

Do NOT save Sent messages on the server.

Thunderbird will automattically detect the Gmail or Google Apps Mail settings. Setting up ThunderBird for GMail Emails or Google Apps Mail The concept is to keep your contact and calendar data stored on the Google cloud and use your phone and Thunderbird to retrieve that info.

Thunderbird Add-on 'Google Contacts' by H.Oga.

Thunderbird Add-on 'Lightning' (the Calendar part of Thunderbird).

So if you drop your phone into the toilet 10min after you added a new number onto it - then your changes wouldn't have been lost. Also if you update your Thunderbird contacts, it will sync them back to GMail and your Android or iPhone. If your phone is connected to the internet, it will update your whole system with any new entry or change. If you want to have a great Email and Calendar program on your Laptop or Desktop and have it always synced with your Android phone or iPhone (without those pesky phone vendor programs) then Thunderbird synced with Gmail is the way to go. To download Thunderbird, go here: Syncing Thunderbird Calendar, Contacts and Email with Gmail or Google Apps Mail You would use Thunderbird on your Laptop or Desktop.

It is a great alternative to Outlook and is maintained by an open source community. Next, choose 'Add Mail Account' at the bottom of the page under Account Actions.Thunderbird is a great free Email Client that works well with GMail and Google Apps Mail.If you have a Swarthmore account already configured, select your current Swarthmore IMAP account and choose 'Remove Account' at the bottom of the page under Account Actions.Pull down the Tools menu to and choose Account Settings.

To update your saved Swarthmore password if Thunderbird was previously configured

You will first be prompted to 'Set Up Your Existing Email Address'.

When opening Thunderbird for the first time you will be presented with an Account Setup Wizard. Step By Step Instructions To set up Thunderbird if it is NOT already configured on your computer There are versions for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux. Thunderbird is a free email client that can be downloaded from Mozilla.

Swarthmore ITS strongly recommends using Google's web-based interface for your email instead of an email client, in order to take advantage of features specific to Google Mail.

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