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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:
On the " Account Settings " window click " Add
Account " button.
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.
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 |
| In the Outgoing Server |
: Enter
mail.yourdomain.com |
| " 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. |
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 then click " Next ".
Step 9: Confirm
the information is correct and click " Finish ".
Step 10:
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Highlight " the " Outgoing Server (SMTP)
"
by clicking on it then click " Edit "
button.
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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