Next, click on Manual Setup to enter the correct account information.ģ. If you experience difficulty with automatic setup, follow these instructions to manually configure Thunderbird.Ģ. Thunderbird should automatically configure your account for you. Thunderbird will attempt to find your incoming and outgoing mail server information. Make sure the 'Remember password' box is checked to avoid having to re-enter your password.ģ. This will open a new window where you enter your email information. From the top menu, choose File > New > Mail Account: As such, this can be set to 'None.'įor these instructions, we will be using IMAP with SSL.Ģ. However, in this example we do not have an appropriately named SSL certificate.

SSL: When possible, we recommend using SSL/TLS.

For more information on port numbers, click here.

Port: In this example we used 143 for Incoming, and 25 for Outgoing.

Outgoing Server hostname: (replace with your actual domain name).

Outgoing Server hostname: Your SMTP relay server.

Incoming Server hostname: (replace with your actual domain name).

Therefore, if we want to double-check or make adjustments, click on Manual config. In the image below, Thunderbird was not able to successfully configure itself on the first try.

Thunderbird will automatically attempt to configure your mail settings.

Great! Your account should now be added and can be accessed by clicking on the email address in Thunderbird.

You can click Re-test to ensure your settings are correct.

Username: Type your full email address.

Port: We recommend 993 for Incoming, and 465 for Outgoing.

Incoming Server hostname: Input your email access domain.

Fill out the appropriate information as shown below:.

However, if we want to double-check or make adjustments, click on Manual config. In the image below, Thunderbird was able to successfully configure itself on the first try.

When you've finished filling out the above form.

Password: Type the password associated to your email address.

Email address: Type your full email address.

Your name: The name associated to the email address.

Fill out the appropriate information as shown below:

Under the ' Set up an account' section, click Email.

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