• INTRODUCTION
• ABOUT THIS WORKBOOK
• INTRODUCTION TO THUNDERBIRD
• ENCRYPT AND SIGN YOUR EMAIL
• WHY ENCRYPT AND SIGN EMAIL
• CREATE YOUR PGP KEYS
• SEND AND RECEIVE PUBLIC KEYS
• SEND ENCRYPTED AND SIGNED EMAIL
• RECEIVE ENCRYPTED MAIL
• HELP I FORGOT MY PASSWORD
• INSTALLING ON WINDOWS
• INSTALLING THUNDERBIRD IN WINDOWS
• INSTALLING PGP IN WINDOWS
• INSTALLING ON UBUNTU
• INSTALLING THUNDERBIRD IN UBUNTU
• INSTALLING PGP IN UBUNTU
• INSTALLING ON OSX
• INSTALLING THUNDERBIRD IN OSX
• INSTALLING PGP IN OSX
• SET UP AN ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT SET UP

Introduction to Thunderbird

These days many people manage their email on the web using services such as Gmail or Hotmail. These services offer access to email accounts through any web browser. It is convenient because you can get your email from almost any computer. If you live in New York and you are backpacking in Thailand, just find an Internet cafe, log on to a computer, and check your email. 

Another way to handle your email is to use an email client program installed on your own computer. A program like this offers many advantages over using a web email client. It lets you organize your email exactly how you want, it enables you to check email when you are not connected to the Internet, and you can manage multiple email accounts in one place. That said, desktop email clients and web email clients can coexist side-by-side. Using an email client at home doesn't preclude you from using web email when you want to check your account while you are on the road.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a feature-rich, reliable, and secure tool for managing your email.