Recommended Mail Account Features

Following are the recommended features after you get the mail account:

1. Click on Settings :
2. Click on Accounts:
3. Click on Change password and change the password :
4. Now click on Labs:
5. In Labs section Enable following:

• Right-side chat
• Default 'Reply to all'
• Navbar drag and drop
• Go to label
• Send & Archive
• Undo Send
• Search Autocomplete
• Google Calendar gadget
• Google Docs gadget

Thunder Bird in IndiaYouth.info

Here in this blog we will see how we can configure indiayouth.info mail account in thunderbird.

Some points to know before using Thunderbird E-Mail client.

1. It is useful because if you use this method you don't have to spend more internet time. You can connect to the internet for just 5 minutes and synchronize your mails.
2. You will not be able to use the chat along with your mails.
3. Before you start using it you need to decide few things among IMAP and POP accounts. And here the suggestion is to use IMAP as it is developed to take more bigger storage as well. However read about IMAP and POP.
4. To know the differences between them click here
5. Just to remind it is suggestion is to use IMAP.
6. To activate IMAP or POP facility follow these steps
7. In indiayouth.info mail account at mail.indiayouth.info click on settings
8. Then click on Forwarding POP/IMAP
9. Then enable either IMAP or POP according to the requirement

To download Thunderbird for windows click here. Download and install Thunder bird.

Then follow these instructions: for using IMAP

1. Open Thunderbird, and select Tools > Account Settings.
2. Click Add Account.
3. Select the Email account radio button and click Next. The Identity screen appears.
4. Enter your full name in the Your Name field. Enter your Indiayouth.info email address (username@indiayouth.info) in the Email Address field, and click Next.
5. Select IMAP as the type of incoming server you are using. Enter imap.gmail.com in the Incoming Server field.
6. Set the Outgoing Server to smtp.googlemail.com and click Next.
7. Enter your full email address (including @indiayouth.info) in the Incoming User Name and Outgoing User Name fields, and click Next.
8. Enter a name for your email account in the Account Name field, and click Next.
9. Verify your account information in the dialog box, and click Finish.
10. Select Server Settings from the folder list below your new account.
11. Update the Port value to 993.
12. In the Security Settings section, select SSL from the Use secure connection options.
13. Select the 'Check for messages at startup' checkbox and the 'Check for new messages every 10 minutes' checkbox.
14. Click Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the folder list.
15. Select the smtp.gmail.com (Default) entry from the list and click Edit. The SMTP Server page appears.
16. Enter smtp.gmail.com as the Server Name and set the Port to 587.
17. Select User name and password and enter your full email address (including @indiayouth.info) in the User Name field.
18. Select TLS from the Use secure connection radio buttons and click OK.
19. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Account Settings dialog.

Some More recommended settings

From the Tools menu, select Account Settings and highlight your Gmail address.

1. On the Server Settings tab:

Check for new messages at startup > checked

Check for new messages every 10 minutes > checked

When I delete a message > Mark it as deleted

Clean up ("Expunge") Inbox on Exit > do NOT check

Empty Trash on Exit > do NOT check

2. On the Copies & Folders tab in the When sending messages, automatically section:

Place a copy in > do NOT check

3. On the Copies & Folders tab in the Drafts and Templates section:

Keep message drafts in > Other

Other > [Your Gmail address] > [Gmail] > Drafts

4. On the Junk Settings tab

Enable adaptive junk mail controls > do NOT check

5. Click OK to save and close your account settings.

If you'd like to to further enhance your IMAP experience, please carefully follow these additional steps:

1. In the 'Tools' menu, open Options.
2. On the 'Advanced' tab, open the General section.
3. Click the Config Editor button.
4. In the 'Filter' box, type 'browser.cache.memory.capacity'
5. Double-click on the browser.cache.memory.capacity entry to edit its value.
6. Change the value to '30720' and click OK.
7. Delete the text in the 'Filter' box and type 'mail.server.default.fetch_by_chunks'
8. Double-click on the mail.server.default.fetch_by_chunks entry to set its value to false.
9. Close the 'about:config' window and then close 'Options' by clicking OK