Thunderbird

Thunderbird is a full-featured email client supported by CIT. See our Thunderbird Description page for general information about what Thunderbird is and does.

Thunderbird is distributed free to Cornell students, faculty, and staff. Since Thunderbird is software you install, it is best for use on your own computer. (Browser-based clients like Cornell WebMail are more appropriate when you use a public computer.)

Students using Cmail: Set up Thunderbird to get your Cmail messages

Download our two-page (legal-size pages) Thunderbird desk reference. Many handy tools and tips if you're just getting started, or if you want to learn how to use Thunderbird a little better.

Topics

Getting Started

• IMAP vs. POP
• Installing Thunderbird
  
• Configuring Thunderbird
  (and migrating from Eudora)
• Basic Screen Layout
• Multiple Accounts
• Known Issues or Bugs

Sending Messages

• Address Books
• Composing
• Signatures
• Attachments
• Spell checking
• Saving Drafts

Receiving Messages

• Reading
• Replying
• Attachments

Managing Messages

• Message Management Overview
• Folders
• Full Search
• Quick Search
• Views
• Filters
• Labels
• Junk
• Extensions
• Other Options

Desk Reference PDF document (print or download)

FAQ

Help & Support

About Cornell's Email Services