If that's what you think then maybe netscape was set to the default browser, remember links in e- mail will open in the default browser. Does that make sense to you. Now Google this..."Set default browser"

Thanks, unless I'm missing something important (I do from time -to-time), the "import" function for "Mail" is limited to "Communicator x, Outlook, and a few others, a method to import from Thunderbird (itself so to speak) isn't there. Now this hasn't been a problem in the past, as recent as December I put a new Dell PC into service for my wife, and copied her Thunderbird mail files (just a copy) into the Mail folder on the new PC, worked fine. Has worked for me in the past too, but not this time. I've put some considerable effort since posting this thread, and still haven't figured it out (there should not be a need to "import" or otherwise "map" protocols, the protocol/coding is the same one copy of Thunderbird to the next). This time I am working form a backup file, not he old application of TB, I may have done something wrong in the backup step. I also find it strange that the subject isn't addressed on the Mozilla/TB help forum. The subject is addressed, my difficulty isn't.

Have you made any progress?

Thanks, I really depend on the excellent help I get here, it is appreciated. That said, I hope someone else using AT&T for an ISP and is happy pitches in. I am keeping for now to retain my email address, one I've used for at least 15+ years. Unfortunately, it appears AT&T is working on getting out of the ISP business (what, just wireless now?). They shut down the brand Worldnet, yet my 2.0 versions of Thunderbird address the "postoffice" and "mailhost" with "worldnet" as part of the address. But, it isn't working on my Thunderbird 3.0 version. I will try to figure something out tonight. My quick look last night at the AT&T help on the web said "pop and smtp with att.jahoo.com" was the magic. But that may be only if you use their DSL... not sure, seems strange. I have DSL form my local phone company, and it offers all the services Worldnet used to offer, I just am reluctant to change may address and lose contact with many I don't communicate with often... but AT&T is pushing me that way. I have all my personal email on Thunderbird, I use Outlook for business email. I suppose I can move the business email on to Thunderbird too (not as versatile as Outlook) but have not checked on how that is done. It appears one can't have two instances of Thunderbird on one computer. Maybe one can have one Thunderbird with multiple "accounts". I know Outlook provides for multiple accounts in one instance of Outlook, but I don't recall ever seeing anything like that in Thunderbird. Outlook is clearly the "industrial strength" email client... maybe Outlook Express has some of the same capabilities... I have never used it.