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This tutorial shows you how
to set up Thunderbird to work with
your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on
setting up Thunderbird 2.0, but these
settings are similar in other versions of
Thunderbird. You can set up previous
versions of Thunderbird by using the
settings in this tutorial.
Step
1: Start your Thunderbird software.
Step
2: Click Tools and select
Account Settings.
Step 3:
From
the Account Settings screen, click Add Account.
Step 4: Select
Email account and then click Next.
Step 5: Enter
Your Name and Email Address, please make sure
to replace "yourdomain.com"
with your actual domain name.
Step 6:
Select POP as the incoming server type and for
Incoming and Outgoing Server enter following, then click
Next.
| In the Incoming Server |
Enter
mail.yourdomain.com for your
incoming mail server. |
| In the Outgoing Server |
Enter
mail.yourdomain.com for your
outgoing mail server. |
| Uncheck
Use Global
Inbox (store mail in Local
Folders) otherwise Thunderbird will
store all email accounts in one folder. |
| Please make sure to
replace "yourdomain.com"
with your actual domain name. |
Step 7:
Enter your full email address as the Incoming
User Name and click Next.
Step 8:
Enter an Account Name this can be anything for
example Office Email Account or Personal Email account
and click Next.
Step 9: Confirm
the information is correct and click Finish.
Step 10:
Highlight the Outgoing Server (SMTP)
by clicking on it, then click Edit.
Step 11: In the
Port field change the port from 25 to
587, then click OK.
Step 12: On the
Account Settings screen click OK to
complete the process.
Congratulations! You have successfully
setup your email account in Thunderbird.
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