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Thunderbird Proxy Set Up for the MxTunnel

The following instructions are for configuring the Thunderbird email client for use with the MxTunnel. We suggest that you use the portable Thunderbird version and use it exclusively with the MxTunnel.

The Thunderbird proxy configuration is similar to the Firefox proxy configuration.

1. Click Tools, Options
2. Click the Advanced icon on the top
3. Click the "Network & Disk Space" tab
4. Click Settings
5. Configure the "Connection settings" dialog as explained in the Firefox proxy tutorial

How to configure Thunderbird to use proxy for DNS translation:

1. Click Tools, Options
2. Click the Advanced icon on the top
3. Click the "General" tab.
4. Click the "Config Editor..."
5. Accept the "Warranty" warning, if any
6. Enter the following in the filter: remote_dns
7. Change the value for network.proxy.socks_remote_dns from false to true

Restart Thunderbird when you have completed the configuration.