How to Setup Your Email Account on Thunderbird
1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Click Tools or click the Application menu button
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3. Select Account Settings.
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4. At the bottom of the left pane, click Account Actions.
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5. Select Add Mail Account.
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6. Enter your email account details and press Continue.
o Your Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: Jane Test)
o Username/Email Address: Your full email address (example: [email protected])
o Password: Your email password
o Remember the password: We recommend that you keep this checked
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7. Press Configure manually and edit the server names, ports, and IMAP/POP to manually set
up the account. IMAP synchronizes the email on your computer with the contents of your
account on the server, while POP simply downloads the inbox.
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- 8. Fill in the following information depending on the incoming protocol you chose:
POP
Incoming Authentication: We recommend a Normal password.
ncoming SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, change the Incoming Port to
995.
Incoming Port: 110
Incoming Server Hostname: mail.domain.com
Incoming (Type): POP
Outgoing Authentication: We recommend a Normal password
Outgoing SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, change the Outgoing
Port to 465
Outgoing Port: 587
Outgoing Server Hostname: mail.domain.com
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- IMAP
Incoming (Type): IMAP
Incoming Server Hostname: mail.domain.com
Incoming Port: 993
Incoming SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, have the incoming
server and port reflect their appropriate SSL settings.
Incoming Authentication: We recommend a Normal password.
Outgoing Server Hostname: mail.domain.com
Outgoing Port: 465
Outgoing SSL: Your preference. If you choose SSL/TLS, have the outgoing
server and port reflect their appropriate SSL settings.
Outgoing Authentication: We recommend a Normal password
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9. Click Done.
10. Wait for the mail client to finish verifying the email settings.