When you configure an account, Thunderbird attempts to determine (from the email account and the account details that you provide) the connection parameters to your email provider. This chapter describes how to set up your e-mail account the right way. The first step in establishing e-mail security is a secure connection between your system and the mail servers. This is where PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) comes in, which is described in the next chapter. Once the mail servers forward the message for delivery, the message may be intercepted and read by points in between the mail server and the recipient. They do not secure the information channel all the way to the message recipient. These protocols, however, only secure the connection between your computer and the mail server. SSL / TLS also prevent eavesdroppers from reading the content of your messages. ( STARTTLS, which is another option available when configuring an account, is a variation of SSL / TLS.) These protocols prevent your own system (beyond Thunderbird) and any points between your system and the mail server from intercepting and obtaining your password. The most fundamental aspect of e-mail security is the type of connection that you make to your e-mail provider's mail server.Whenever possible, you should connect using the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. There is a right (secure) way to configure your connection to your provider's mail servers and a wrong (insecure) way. Setting up Thunderbird to use secure connections
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