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== Overview ==


== Overview ==
An NCF [[Email Alias]] allows the recipients of your emails to reply to your alias instead to your NCF ID.
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You can be Tom, Dick or Harriet instead xy123.
 
To set up an email alias in Thunderbird you must
* Have an NCF [[Email|email account]]
* Have an NCF [[Email Alias]]
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With both an NCF email account and an NCF email alias, your can set Thunderbird to
* [[Thunderbird Setup: Email Account and Email Alias#Connecting to Your NCF Email Account|use your NCF email account]], and
* [[Thunderbird Setup: Email Account and Email Alias#Getting Thunderbird to Use Your Email Alias|send mail in the name of your email alais]]
 
== Connecting to Your NCF Email Account ==
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Use the Thunderbird menu to get to the Account Settings page:
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[[File:Options-AccountSettings.PNG]]
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Before you can use an email alias in Thunderbird, your must [[Email Alias|create an email alias]] in your NCF account.
In the lower left of the Accounts Settings page, click on the "Account Settings" button, then click on "Add Mail Account" to get a Mail Account Setup page:
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[[File:AddAccount.PNG]]
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An email alias is a personalized email address; instead of using the default NCF email address (e.g. ab123@ncf.ca), you may choose an email alias (e.g. jsmith@ncf.ca) as your email address.
In the Mail Account Setup page, enter your name, your NCF email address, and your NCF account [[password]]. You must use your NCF ID and not your NCF email alias because Thunderbird uses this information to log in to your email account. After entering your information, click on the "Continue" button.
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Each NCF member can be assigned one alias, although you can also get an unlimited number of [[disposable email addresses]].
After you click on the "Continue" button, the Mail Account Setup page will show some configuration information, which will normally be correct. Click on the "Don" button to complete the email account setup.
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== Getting Thunderbird to Use Your Email Alias ==
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Incoming mail will continue to arrive in your NCF mailbox, whether it is addressed to your mail alias or your default email address. If you use WebMail to send email, the sender's email address will be your email alias.
Use the Thunderbird menu to get to the Account Settings page:
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== How do I get an email alias? ==
On the Account Settings page, choose your NCF email account on the left side and then click on the lower right to get an "Identities" dialog for that account.
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[[File:Options-AccountSettings.PNG]]
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You may request an email alias by clicking on [http://www.ncf.ca/ncf/home/tools/emailAlias.jsp Reserve an email alias] on your personalized [http://start.ncf.ca StartPage].
In the "Identities" dialog, eaither click on the "Add" button to create a new identity or click on the "Edit" button to modify an existing identity. Either button will give you an "Identity Settings" page.
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[[File:ManageIdentities.PNG]]
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==See also==
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*[[Alternate email address]]


In the email address "Identity Settings" page, change your NCF user ID to your NCF [[Email Alias]].  The "@ncf.ca" must remain unchanged.  You can leave the "Reply-To" address blank (the usual practice) or change it to any email address that you want.  If you have a "Reply-To" address, answers to your email address will go there instead of to your NCF email.
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[[Category: Email]]
[[Category: Email]]

Latest revision as of 17:44, 18 January 2018

Overview

An NCF Email Alias allows the recipients of your emails to reply to your alias instead to your NCF ID.

You can be Tom, Dick or Harriet instead xy123.

To set up an email alias in Thunderbird you must


With both an NCF email account and an NCF email alias, your can set Thunderbird to

Connecting to Your NCF Email Account


Use the Thunderbird menu to get to the Account Settings page:

Options-AccountSettings.PNG

In the lower left of the Accounts Settings page, click on the "Account Settings" button, then click on "Add Mail Account" to get a Mail Account Setup page:

AddAccount.PNG

In the Mail Account Setup page, enter your name, your NCF email address, and your NCF account password. You must use your NCF ID and not your NCF email alias because Thunderbird uses this information to log in to your email account. After entering your information, click on the "Continue" button.

After you click on the "Continue" button, the Mail Account Setup page will show some configuration information, which will normally be correct. Click on the "Don" button to complete the email account setup.

ConnectToNcf.PNG

Getting Thunderbird to Use Your Email Alias


Use the Thunderbird menu to get to the Account Settings page:

On the Account Settings page, choose your NCF email account on the left side and then click on the lower right to get an "Identities" dialog for that account.

Options-AccountSettings.PNG

In the "Identities" dialog, eaither click on the "Add" button to create a new identity or click on the "Edit" button to modify an existing identity. Either button will give you an "Identity Settings" page.

ManageIdentities.PNG


In the email address "Identity Settings" page, change your NCF user ID to your NCF Email Alias. The "@ncf.ca" must remain unchanged. You can leave the "Reply-To" address blank (the usual practice) or change it to any email address that you want. If you have a "Reply-To" address, answers to your email address will go there instead of to your NCF email.

IdentitySettings.PNG

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