<blockquote>I'm still not able to send mail but can receive it. I'm having TCP/IP and Authentication error msgs?  Can anyone send screen shots of how the SMPT and Authentication part of Thunderbird should be setup? I did follow the instructions I received from another person but it still isn't working. Too bad because I really like it...</blockquote><p>See attached.  This is for T-Bird v3.0 but it should be the same for other versions as well.  The Username and password is one that is set in the Mercury/32 setup.</p><p> </p><p> </p>

<P>I'm still not able to send mail but can receive it. I'm having TCP/IP and Authentication error msgs?  Can anyone send screen shots of how the SMPT and Authentication part of Thunderbird should be setup? I did follow the instructions I received from another person but it still isn't working. Too bad because I really like it...</P> <P>ikester</P>

<p>Here's the contents of the dialog box for SMTP connections from TBird 3(Sorry about the lack of a screen shot): </p><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">Server name: smtp.gmail.com</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">Port: 465</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea"> </div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">Security and Authentication Section</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">Use Name and Password Checked</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">User Name: {your gmail address without the @gmail.com}</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">Use Secure Authentication : UNChecked</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">Connection Security : SSL/TLS</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea"> </div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">These settings work for me under Win 7 and they haven't been changed since WinXP-SP2(I just tried them!).</div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea"> </div><div class="ForumReplyToPostArea">Good luck! </div>