Guide to Configuring Legalmail with Mozilla Thunderbird
Access: An operation that allows authorized individuals to view and extract copies of stored electronic documents.
Client: A computer connected to a server over a network.
First, open the Mozilla Thunderbird program.
Click on the Help menu to view the available options and select About Thunderbird.
If the version installed on your computer is not the latest, you will be prompted to install the update; otherwise, the system will inform you that Thunderbird is up to date.
POP and IMAP are the two methods available to configure access to your inbox within your email client.
If you choose POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3)—currently the most widely used—messages are retrieved from the Inbox folder on the mail server and downloaded locally to your computer. They will no longer be visible via webmail unless you enable the option to keep a copy on the server.
With IMAP4 (Internet Mail Access Protocol 4), your messages—whether in the Inbox or any other folder—remain stored on the server, and only a copy is downloaded to your computer. This allows you to access your mailbox from multiple devices and view the same content, provided that all access is via IMAP4 or webmail.
It is important to note that if you delete a message from your email client, it will also be deleted from the webmail.
Server: A computer connected to a network with other computers, where information used by these computers is stored.
Open the Mozilla Thunderbird program.
To configure a new email account, select Tools from the menu bar and choose Account Settings.
Proceed with the configuration by selecting New Account and then choosing Mail Account.
Mozilla Thunderbird will display a form where you need to enter the information required to configure your PEC mailbox, specifically your email address and Name.
Continue by clicking the Continue button.
PEC (Certified Email): Any email system that provides the sender with electronic documentation certifying the sending and delivery of electronic documents.
The system performs an automatic server check and then allows to select IMAP for the incoming server.
Next, enter the necessary information for the correct incoming server configuration.
The required details include the server connection settings, specifically:
Outgoing server:
Select the SSL/TLS encryption method and choose Normal Password under the authentication section.
Click the Test button and then Continue.
Insert the Password of your Legalmail account and click Continue.
Authentication: A process through which a computer, software, or recipient user verifies that the computer, software, or user from which they received a communication is indeed the claimed sender. One of the most commonly used authentication methods requires the user to enter a username and password. More advanced methods are based on various encryption systems.
Click on Continue to conclude Account Connection.
The email account was successfully connected, click on Finish.
The newly created email account is visible on the left side of the screen.
To enable synchronization of the subfolders from the webmail within the client, highlight the mailbox email address, right-click, and then select Subscribe.
If needed, you can expand the Inbox folder to view its entire contents.
At this point, you can select the folder(s) you want to synchronize with the client and click OK to proceed.
Once the operation is complete, the selected folders will be accessible from your client.
Open the Mozilla Thunderbird program.
To configure a new email account, select Tools from the menu bar and choose Account Settings.
Proceed with the configuration by selecting Account Actions and then choosing Add Mail Account.
Mozilla Thunderbird will display a form where you need to enter the information required to configure your PEC mailbox, specifically your email address and Name.
Continue by clicking the Continue button.
PEC (Certified Email): Any email system that provides the sender with electronic documentation certifying the sending and delivery of electronic documents.
The system performs an automatic server check and then allows to select POP3 for the incoming server.
Next, enter the necessary information for the correct incoming server configuration.
The required details include the server connection settings, specifically:
Select the SSL/TLS encryption method and choose Normal Password under the authentication section and click on Continue.
Outgoing server:
Select the SSL/TLS encryption method and choose Normal Password under the authentication section.
Click the Test button and then Continue.
Insert the Password of your Legalmail account and click Continue.
Authentication: A process through which a computer, software, or recipient user verifies that the computer, software, or user from which they received a communication is indeed the claimed sender. One of the most commonly used authentication methods requires the user to enter a username and password. More advanced methods are based on various encryption systems.
Click on Continue to conclude Account Connection.
The newly created email account is visible on the left side of the screen.
Before considering the configuration of the email complete, you could perform a quick test by sending a message to your own Certified Email (PEC) address.
