How to Set Up Your Emails in Thunderbird
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How to Set Up Your Emails in Thunderbird

Set Up Your Emails in Thunderbird

To Set Up Your Emails in Thunderbird Follow the steps below to set up your emails in Thunderbird:

1. Open Thunderbird on your computer, then click on the Email icon.

Screenshot: Mozilla Thunderbird Home Page

2. It will request you to complete a form with your email address details. Fill in the following fields.

Your full name: Enter your full name.

Email address: The email address you wish to set up.

Password: The password associated with your email address.

Then, click on the blue text Congifure manually

Screenshot: Set Up Your Existing Email Address Form in Thunderbird

3. Complete the server settings form to connect to the server.

Screenshot: Manual Configuration Form in Thunderbird

Incoming Server:

Protocol: IMAP

Hostname: Refer to Hosting Account Information email

Port: 993

Connection Security: SSL/TLS

Authentication method: Normal password

Username: Your email address

Outgoing Server:

Hostname: Refer to Hosting Account Information email

Port: 465

Connection security: SSL/TLS

Authentication method: Normal password

Username: Your email address

For POP3 configuration:

Incoming Server:

Protocol: POP3

Hostname: Refer to your Hosting Account Information email

Port: 995

Connection Security: SSL/TLS

Authentication method: Normal password

Username: Your email address

Outgoing Server:

Hostname: Refer to your Hosting Account Information email.

Port: 465.

Connection security: SSL/TLS.

Authentication method: Normal password.

Username: Your email address.

4. When all details are complete, click the Done button.

Screenshot: Manual Configuration Form Highlighting Done Button in Thunderbird

5. Allow some time for the email settings to connect to the server. When finished, you will receive a message saying, “Account successfully created”. Set Up Your Emails in Thunderbird successfully done.

Screenshot: Account Successfully Created Message in Thuderbird