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Thunderbird is an email browser, that when fully configured, can access your email on Abacus. Thunderbird should be configured to use IMAP for use at Bates College. If Thunderbird is configured with Abacus as a POP server, it will create a copy of your messages on the local hard drive, where they might be accessed by the next person to use the machine.
Thunderbird has the most robust features for viewing attachments and graphic files. Thunderbird is best for use on your own computer, where you can control access to the machine to maintain security. It can be set using POP to copy email from the server, and then erase the original messages on the server to remove the possibility of exceeding your storage quota. Or it can be used as an IMAP server, where all of your messages reside on Abacus, and can be accessed from anywhere.
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