Setting Google Apps Mail using Thunderbird
Tutorial on how to setup Google Apps Mail access using Thunderbird. This will be needed to migrate local folders
Enabling IMAP
Before setting up (or after setting up) Google Apps Mail with Thunderbird Mail Client, you must do the following:
- Log in to your Google Apps Mail Account with email username and password using a browser (I.E., Firefox, etc.)
- Go to Settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP > Enable IMAP
- Click on "Save Changes" Button
Note: You might want to also click on Settings > General and Select "always use https" in the browser connection section at the bottom. That has no effect on Thunderbird but is a good way to help avoid cross-site scripting attacks* when logged into webmail using a browser.
*type of computer security vulnerability typically found in web applications which allow code injection by malicious web users into the web pages viewed by other users.
