email problem...

spankymonkey_2

i am changing my internet provider soon and will be given a new email address, i currently use thunderbird . when i change over will all my old contacts and emails still be there? or will i have to start from scratch again? thanks

espresso

spankymonkey wrote:

i am changing my internet provider soon and will be given a new email address, i currently use thunderbird . when i change over will all my old contacts and emails still be there? or will i have to start from scratch again? thanks

If you are using Thunderbird, this is an e-mail client that runs on your PC i.e. it sends and receives your mail and stores it on your PC. Your old e-mails and contacts will still be there but you will have to add your new e-mail POP3 & SMTP details so that Thunderbird can talk to your account.

HTH

MercilessKiller

espresso wrote:

If you are using Thunderbird, this is an e-mail client that runs on your PC i.e. it sends and receives your mail and stores it on your PC. Your old e-mails and contacts will still be there but you will have to add your new e-mail POP3 & SMTP details so that Thunderbird can talk to your account.

HTH

This is as long as your currently accessing your email through a POP3 mail server.

If it is HTTP and you change your account you will no longer see them. HTTP is common for providers such as Hotmail.. ISP's generally use POP3 so you should be ok

(was just adding this in for future reference for other users)

Chippy_Minton

Old emails should still be there. It's just a matter of changing your existing account settings (Tools - Account Settings) to your new ISP (username, POP3 and SMTP servers).