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Thunderbird is Mozilla's free email client. To configure Thunderbird, take the following steps-

1. First, open up Thunderbird.
2. Navigate to the "Tools" menu, and under that, choose "Account Settings ".
3. You will see an "Account Settings " window pop up. Click the "Add Account " button.
4. The "Account Wizard" window should pop up. Choose the "Email account" option, and then click "Next".
5. Next, the Identity window will show up. For the "Your Name" field, enter the name you wish for those reading your email to see. For the "Email Address" field, enter your email address.
6. The next window is the "Server Identification" window. Choose the following settings.
   • "Select the type of incoming server you are using"
     • POP3
   • "Incoming Server"
     • If you're web site address is www.waveinternetsupport.com, you will enter mail.waveinternetsupport.com for your incoming mail server.
   • Outgoing mail server will be provided by your internet service provider. You will have to contact them for this address. Click here to open a new window containing a list of common smtp server addresses.
   • Click "Next"
7. The next window will prompt you for your "Incoming User Name". This is your full email address. Click "Next"
8. Next, you will be asked for the "Account Name". This value is whatever you wish to remember the account by to keep it separate from other accounts. Click "Next".
9. You will see a summery window appear. This means you are finished setting up your email account. Click "Finish".