Comcast, Mail, and Thunderbird

I just installed my software, and I cannot figure out how to use mail.
I have a comcast account, and I am not sure which option to pick in the menu (I have been doing 'other'). I searched on comcast's website for help but there was nothing.
How do I get my comcast account to export and inport to MAIL??
Thanks!
dmillerwhite

Okay, I'm so sorry I'm being to annoying, but I just don't get it.
So I go into mail, I click file, then the only thing that I can find that is close to add account is import mailboxes.
Then, when this opens it askes me where I am importing mail from. The options are as follows:
Microsoft Entourage
Outlook Express
Claris Emailer
Netscape/Mozilla
Eudora
Mail for Mac OS X
Other
I click other, and then it says:
select items to import:
the only option in this menu is Mailboxes (mbox format)
since I have no idea what that means I just go on
and the next menu says- you will now be asked for the location of a folder containing your mbox files
then ofcourse I am supposed to select where it's from.
I have no idea how to do this.
I'm sorry I'm so ridiculous with this.
THANK YOU AGAIN!

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any help?

Problems with setting up my ISP's mail server in Windows Live Mail and Thunderbird

The laptop is a G60-535DX with Windows 7 64 bit. I've managed to setup my gmail account fine in Live Mail, but when setting up my ISP' mail server, it doesn't work. I get the message that the information was entered correctly, and I see the 'connecting' at the bottom of the page, and then 'error', and clicking on it shows a socket error #10061. In Thunderbird, I get a timeout error message. I've entered all the incoming and outgoing server information correctly, (I've done this over 8-9 times now), the ports are the defaults(110,25), no SSL, no authentication. I've talked with my ISP several times. Just a couple of hours ago was the last time. Their only other possibilities were that Live Mail had problems with setting up more than one account, that Live Mail needed updating, that Windows 7 was a new operating system and there were 'kinks'. I removed the gmail account, set up the ISP's mail by itself; didn't help. I checked for Live Mail updates, but found out that they all come from Windows updates(which are current). The folks on PCQ&A inform me that they have 3 or 4 accounts with Live Mail. I can get my mail, by logging onto my ISP's website, but that' kind of a nuisance. I posted this in Seven Forums and they didn't have any ideas. As I said, I also can't get my mail server to work in Thunderbird, either. I don't know what else to try. (short of activating the recovery partition and starting from scratch). Any ideas would be more that welcome.
Thanks,
Steve

Stevehiker wrote:
Nevermind, it's fixed. One of the guys on PCQ&A suggested going to my ISP's website to see if they had a support page. They did and it stated that under certain circumstances that for the login ID the whole email address should be entered. For XP and Outlook Express one only uses the first part of the email address (your name); so just for grins I entered the whole address, name and all and everyting worked. Called my ISP and was told that that wasn't the way it's supposed to work. Well----
Thanks anyway,
Steve
Mine works the same way_must enter full email address as login. AT&T?
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Comcast Mail and Mail program

I just changed over to Comcast and updated added my accounts to the mail program. I added 5 accounts from Comcast. All work fine except for one. The settings are all EXACTLY the same for each account. However, I cannot send to (nor receive from...) the one problem account within the mail Apple mail program. I can, however, send and receive from the Comcast web based mail.
The error I get is:
SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<" Earthlink accounts set up in the mail program. Maybe it's just too many mailboxes (13) altogether?
I would appreciate any help!!
Thanks.

In an effort to prevent spam, most internet providers will only allow you to use their outgoing mail server when you use them to connect to the internet. Make sure your SMTP server is either mail.comcast.net or smtp.comcast.net depending on what your local Comcast website says for setting up any e-mail client like Outlook or Eudora in its help. Delete all other outgoing mail server settings in your preferences.
You don't have to change your incoming server settings though.

Comcast mail pic attachments reg in firefox huge in google why and help please

in my comcast mail when i use firefox to send pic it is ok but if i use google to send pic it is huge how can i change something in google. It is the same size attachment jpg 3.mb. In firefox i can preview it in comcast mail and google i can't. thank you for any help

If you're using GMail see the support article here for how to enable POP
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=181714

I cannot send or receive on Mail or Thunderbird

I have an ATT DSL wireless account and I followed all the steps in setting up my email with both Mail 3.5 and Thunderbird 2.0.0.16. I keep getting messages that the SMTP has timed out or in the case of Thunderbird it doesn't recognize the STMP. I use port 995 for incoming and port 465 for outgoing.
I would think that if I can't get setup on Mail then I should be able to get setup with Thunderbird.
What am I doing wrong? When I called ATT for help they told me to call Apple. You think I need to talk directly with Apple for merely setting up email?

I reset the preference on both Mail and Thunderbird per your suggestion. I got this message on Mail when I hit 'Get Mail' :
Alert
There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Check the settings for account “Fast Access DSL” or try again.
The server error encountered was: The connection to the server “fpostoffice.isp.att.net” on port 995 timed out.
This is the message I kept getting on Mail when I set it up and began resetting the account
Thunderbird just flagged a message saying that connection to fpostoffice.isp.att.net has timed out. That is also the message I've been getting all along.
Anything else I need to check? I appreciate your help, thank you.

Very Odd Issue Using Mail and Comcast

I have been unable to send email from my Comcast email account in Apple Mail. It shows emails as having been sent fine, but they don't arrive at the other persons mailbox. I have tried sending test emails to myself, to no avail. I tried trashing the preference file, which cleared up the issue, only for it to return several hour (or even minutes) later. This issue is particularly annoying because one would never know it exists. All emails sent from this account appear to send fine, with no errors being reported, but never are sent. I can send emails fine from my gmail account using Apple Mail, and for experimental purposes I tried Thunderbird, which worked fine. The SMTP server is clearly not the issue. I tried other servers, including the local server, using RapidoSMTP, but still, the same issue. Just a note: I can recieve emails on that account, but not send them. My installed plugins for Mail are: AttachmentScanner, MailFollowup, and Growl Mail. If anyone can offer any tips on resolving this weird issue, please share them.

If Mail put the message in Sent, that means the outgoing (SMTP) server told Mail that the message would be delivered. If the message never reached its destination, it could be because the SMTP server didn’t fulfill its promise or because the message was filtered out by either the recipient’s incoming mail server or the recipient’s mail client for some (probably spam-related) reason.
Check that your System Preferences > Date & Time settings are correct. An invalid timestamp in the message headers could be the reason one of the servers involved is rejecting those messages.
It’s strange that the problem happens with Mail, but not with other mail clients such as Thunderbird, though. I can only guess there is something about the way the messages are composed/encoded when you use Mail that causes them to be considered spam at some point. If you compose those messages as Rich Text, try composing them as Plain Text instead.

Mail and Comcast issues

For the past couple of months my son is having problems with Mail and Comcast. It regularly asks for a password to access and then the password does not work. We "change" his password to the same password and it will work for a day or so and then stop working again. I used Comcast's tech chat to try to fix, they had me changing ports. This did not work and while he was thinking of something else, I changed the ports back and mail worked in both directions. That last for a couple of hours when his password stopped working and we had to reset it again. Any advice from those who have encountered the same issue would be appreciated.

Indy Fab Guy wrote:
For the past couple of months my son is having problems with Mail and Comcast. It regularly asks for a password to access and then the password does not work.
I have this problem regularly, almost always with one particular mail account. I'm convinced it's due to a slow response by the remote mail server. When it doesn't respond fast enough, Mail interprets that as a login (password) problem. Unfortunately there seems to be no way to tell Mail to wait longer for a response.
I just cancel the password request, then use the menu items Mailbox -> Take All Accounts Online or Mailbox -> Online Status -> Take "account" Online. Sometimes that works the first time, sometimes not.

How do I import email and contacts from windows 8 mail to thunderbird

Hi there,
I have Windows 8 and have been using the Windows 8 mail app. However, it is very basic so I am keen to switch to Thunderbird. However, I cannot find a way to import my mail, folders and contacts to Thunderbird from Windows 8 Mail.
There seems to be no export option on Windows 8 Mail. Thunderbird has an Import option but this is not able to locate the Windows 8 mail files.
There doesn't appear to be answer to this question in the forums. Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Mark

The Win 8 Mail app is usually associated with a hotmail/live/outlook.com account, so to access it with TB, set it up as an IMAP account:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/998184#answer-566746
To import the contacts, open the account from the web page, export the contacts as a csv file, and follow the instructions here:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1012084#answer-607601
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Hotmail
Since hotmail/outlook accounts automatically copy sent messages to the Sent folder, uncheck "Place a copy in.." under Tools/Account Settings/hotmailaccount/Copies & Folders.

Set-up custom font, font size, and color for writing new and reply e-mails in Thunderbird

I know that I can select the font, size, and color for writing each new and reply e-mails in Thunderbird, but I don't want to have to do this each time. I want to set-up the default font, size, and color for all new and reply e-mails. It already comes up with a default one, but I want to change it, but can't figure out how to do this. I'm sure it is quite simple, but I don't know how to do this. Thank you in advance for help.

Tools > Options > Display > Formatting tab
Default font: select font
Select size : eg; 14
Click on 'Advanced' button and set all the sizes to 14
Select : 'allow messages to use other fonts'
click on OK
Click on 'Composition'
Under the 'General' tab
Suggest you set HTML font to 'Variable width' and Size : 'Medium'
Select the 'Text colour' you would like to compose email using
Select the 'Background colour' you would like to use when composing emails.
click on OK to save all changes.
This will set the display email list to the selected font.
It will allow received emails to use the font the sender used.
When you compose an email it will also use the same font settings.
The message 'Display' settings in the above section also apply to messages that you compose. The settings are not sent, so they do not affect how your messages appear to recipients.
The settings in the ''Composition' section can affect how messages are sent. If you make unusual choices, then people who receive messages from you might find them difficult or impossible to read. Hence, why I suggest you leave it as 'Variable width' and allow the 'Display' settings to set the default used for composing emails.
More info:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font_settings_in_Thunderbird

We use the Apple mail server to get e-mails from our gmail and comcast mail accounts. Recently we have been getting spam that claims to be sent to a gmail address, but when I check that address directly, there is no such e-mail. ???

We use the Apple mail server to get e-mails from our gmail and comcast mail accounts. Recently we have been getting spam that claims to be sent to a gmail address, but when I check that address directly, there is no such e-mail, either in the inbox or in the spam folder. Is it possible to bypass the gmail account and send directly to the Apple mail server, spoofing the gmail address?

Maybe some info here for you about spoofing. (and much additional info)
http://www.thesafemac.com
Hope this helps

Mail folders disappeared and Thunderbird asks me to start a new account.

I started up my computer as usual and Thunderbird did an automatic update. Then Thunderbird opened but the screen has no mail folders. There is a new user screen offering me a gandi email and asking me to add an account. No matter what I do or how I log on, I can't find any of my mail folders or accounts EXCEPT that the address book is there.

Thank you Airmail...this got me a little way toward a solution but is a bit over my head! (not techy here).
Since my address book looks fine, I followed the "lost/corrupt" directions. I located the pref file and see several "mail.account" lines there (a server and identity for each email address??)
The next sentence in the instructions confused me. If I DO find mail.accounts, what then? Do I need to then go on to #1 and #2 below, back up and find a new copy of the js prefs file? How and where would I find a new copy?
Thanks...

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