Thunderbird is open source software that you can use to manage your email.
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Comcast provides you with a free email account when you sign up for its Internet service. It's a web-based service, meaning you can log in to your account on a computer with Internet access. Some users may prefer to use a desktop email client to manage their messages. This is a software program that automatically pulls emails from your web account into the program for review, reply and storage. A popular client is Microsoft Outlook. However, some users may be turned off by its price: $280 if bundled with Office Home and Business 2010 or $140 if purchased individually, as of May 2011. Mozilla's Thunderbird is a 100 percent free alternative to Outlook.
Step 1
Double-click Thunderbird's desktop icon to launch the program. Alternatively, you can click the Windows "Start" button, click "All Programs," click "Mozilla Thunderbird" and then click "Mozilla Thunderbird."
Step 2
Click "Tools" in the menu bar at the top of the program. This opens a drop-down menu. Select the "Account Settings" option to open the Account Settings window.
Step 3
Click the "Account Actions" button at the bottom of the window, then select the "Add Mail Account" option in the Mail Account Setup window that appears.
Step 4
Enter your name (first and last), your Comcast email address and password in the appropriate fields. Click the "Continue" button. Thunderbird will retrieve the required information. Once it does, click the "Create Account" button in the window.
Step 5
Click the "Cancel" button to close the Account Settings window. Click the "Get Mail" button at the top of the program to bring your Comcast email into Thunderbird.
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- Microsoft Office: Buy Microsoft Office 2010
- Thunderbird: Automatic Account Configuration
Resources
- Mozilla: Thunderbird
- Comcast: Home
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