Setup an email account with Thunderbird

1. Launch Thunderbird.

2. Select Tools from the top menu bar and click Account Settings.

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3. From Account Actions select Add Mail Account.

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4. Enter your email account details.

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5. Thunderbird will automatically search for mail server settings. A green light indicates that the search was successful. Click Edit.

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6. Click Manual Setup:

Server Name: mail.yourdomain.com [Port 110].
User Name :The email address you are sending email from.

Ensure that the Use secure authentication check box is NOT ticked.

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7. Click Outgoing server (SMTP) in the menu on the left hand side.

 

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8. Ensure that your Server Name is smtp.yourdomain.com and that the Port is set to 587.

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