HP-UX Mailing Solutions White Paper

Figure 12 Testing the POP3 Connection
This output indicates that the POP3 connection is established properly on the mail server.
Similarly, you can test the IMAP connection by establishing a telnet connection to port 143.
3. Figure 13 displays the interface to read mails in Microsoft Outlook.
Figure 13 Reading Mails in Microsoft Outlook
The Thunderbird Mail Client
Mozilla Thunderbird is a freeware, open source, cross-platform email and news client developed
by the Mozilla Foundation. Thunderbird manages multiple email, newsgroup, and RSS accounts,
and supports multiple identities within accounts. Advanced features such as quick search, saved
search folders (virtual folders), advanced message filtering, message grouping, and labels help
in managing and finding messages effectively. Thunderbird supports system mail (movemail)
accounts on Linux® systems.
Configuring the Thunderbird Mail Client
Follow this procedure to configure the Thunderbird mail client:
1. Follow this procedure to create an IMAP or POP email account for the user:
a. Open the Thunderbird application and choose Tools->Account Settings.
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