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Enter your name, email address, and password into the corresponding fields.

The assistant tries to configure automatically the correct settings to connect to your email provider based on your email address.

If the automatic configuration fails, consult your email provider
about how to configure your email account manually.

To know more, see also this [comparison between POP and
IMAP](https://help.riseup.net/en/email/clients/#choose-imap-or-pop) by
Riseup.

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Removes information about the language of your session or spellchecker from the headers of the emails that you send.

Removes information that could identify you as a Tails user from the headers of your emails.

Only allows secure protocols and disables insecure protocols, like SSLv3.

Disables tracking technologies, like cookies and JavaScript, when viewing emails or feeds in HTML.

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See also the official [OpenPGP in Thunderbird - HOWTO and FAQ](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/openpgp-thunderbird-howto-and-faq).

Choose **Privacy & Security**.

*Thunderbird* uses a different keyring than *GnuPG*.

If you already have an OpenPGP private key outside of *Thunderbird*, follow the instructions below to export it from *GnuPG* and import it into *Thunderbird*.

From the desktop:

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In *Thunderbird*:

In the left pane, identify the account that corresponds to the private key that you want to import and choose **End-to-End Encryption**.