- Reading and writing emails

Reading and writing emails

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Reading [[!wikipedia RSS]] and [[!wikipedia Atom_(Web_standard) desc="Atom"]] feeds for news and blogs

For more detailed documentation, refer tovisit the [official
[*Thunderbird*
help Support](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/thunderbird) website.

For more documentation, visit the official [*Thunderbird* Support](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/thunderbird) website.

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To startAfter *Thunderbird* choose
<span class="menuchoice">
**Applications**is installed, choose **Apps&nbsp;▸
** Internet**&nbsp;▸
** Thunderbird**</span>.
to open *Thunderbird*.

After *Thunderbird* is installed, choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Internet&nbsp;▸ Thunderbird** to open *Thunderbird*.

<h12 id="account">Configuring an email account</h12>

<h2 id="account">Configuring an email account</h2>

When startopening *Thunderbird* for the first time, an assistant appears to guide you through the process of configuring *Thunderbird* tohelp you configure and access your email account.

When opening *Thunderbird* for the first time, an assistant appears to help you configure and access your email account.

Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png alt="Menulink="no" class="symbolic" link="noalt="Menu"]]&nbsp;▸ Account Settings** from the main window of *Thunderbird*.

Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Menu"]]&nbsp;▸ Account Settings** from the main window of *Thunderbird*.

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similar standards and their differences don't really matter to readers.

[[!wikipedia RSS]] and [[!wikipedia Atom (web standard) desc="Atom"]] are
similar standards and their differences don't really matter to readers.

<h12 id="privacy">Enhanced privacy</h12>

<h2 id="privacy">Enhanced privacy</h2>

<h12 id="language">Using Thunderbird in youanother language</h12>

<h2 id="language">Using Thunderbird in another language</h2>

To use *Thunderbird* in youanother language, you can
install the <span class="command"code>thunderbird-l10n-<span class="command-placeholder">lang</span></spancode>
package using the [[Additional Software|doc/first_stepspersistent_storage/additional_software]]
feature. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">lang</span> with the code
for your language. For example, <span class="command">es</span> for Spanish or
<span class="command">de</span> for German`vi` for Vietnamese.

To use *Thunderbird* in another language, you can
install the <code>thunderbird-l10n-<span class="command-placeholder">lang</span></code>
package using the [[Additional Software|persistent_storage/additional_software]]
feature. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">lang</span> with the code
for your language. For example, `vi` for Vietnamese.

<h12 id="openpgp">OpenPGP encryption</h12>

<h2 id="openpgp">OpenPGP encryption</h2>

<h23 id="masterprimary-password">Setting up a MasterPrimary Password (recommended)</h23>

<h3 id="primary-password">Setting up a Primary Password (recommended)</h3>

In *Thunderbird*, OpenPGP private keys are not protected by a passphrase. That's why we recommend that you set up a MasterPrimary Password.

In *Thunderbird*, OpenPGP private keys are not protected by a passphrase. That's why we recommend that you set up a Primary Password.

With a MasterPrimary Password, your private key is encrypted in your *Thunderbird* profile and is only unlocked while *Thunderbird* is running. If your *Thunderbird* profile is stored in your Persistent Storage, then your private key is encrypted twice: once by *Thunderbird* in your profile and a second time by the encryption of the Persistent Storage.

With a Primary Password, your private key is encrypted in your *Thunderbird* profile and is only unlocked while *Thunderbird* is running. If your *Thunderbird* profile is stored in your Persistent Storage, then your private key is encrypted twice: once by *Thunderbird* in your profile and a second time by the encryption of the Persistent Storage.

Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png alt="Menu" class="symbolic" link="no"]]&nbsp;▸ Account Settings**.

Choose **[[!img lib/open-menu.png alt="Menu" class="symbolic" link="no"]]&nbsp;▸ Settings**.

In the **Passwords** section, select the option **Use a master pPrimary Password**.

In the **Passwords** section, select the option **Use a Primary Password**.

In the **Change MasterPrimary Password** dialog, enter your MasterPrimary Password and click **OkK**.

In the **Primary Password** dialog, enter your Primary Password and click **OK**.

<h23 id="import-private">Importing an existing private key</h23>

<h3 id="import-private">Importing an existing private key</h3>