Settings that typical Outlook users want when moving to Thunderbird.

Tools > Options >Composition
Check Forward message Inline
Check Configure text format behaviour - send message in both plain and HTML

Install Quota extension
Install Add BCC button extension


Account settings > Server settings
Check for new messages every 2 minutes

> Composition and addressing
> Automatically quote orgininal message select "start my reply above original quote"

Offline & Disc space
> Check "Make messages in my Inbox available offline"

> Check "When I create new folders select them for offline use."

Junk mail controls
> Trust junk mail headers set by "spam assasin"

Set Signature.

This handy commercial tool was found when it was necessary to move AOL mail out of the AOL program for a client.It exports a user's email, sent items, favorites and address book directly into Outlook for any version of AOL up to 9.0 (which AOL does not allow you to do).It even works if the client has canceled their AOL subscription (though it's better if they haven't).

The program is ePreserver - Convert AOL to Outlook. Please note this is a $25 program, but for our needs it fit perfectly and does what it says on the tin. Of course, from Outlook you can then move to a proper email client like Thunderbird! Accessing the AOL Mail System using IMAP & Authenticated SMTP - An Unofficial Guide is particularly useful also.

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Please note: If you do not know which program (or flavour of Outlook) you use, if you go to Help then About you can find this information out then follow the relevant section.