Access from Mozilla Thunderbird
To set up Mozilla Thunderbird:
1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Click on File then New and Existing mail account.
3. Specify the following:
- Your name, as you want it to appear in any messages you send.
- Your email address and password.
4. Click Continue.
5. If Thunderbird fails to find the settings automatically, click Manual config and specify the following:
- Account type. If you want to keep copies of messages on the server, select the IMAP option. If you do not want to keep any messages on the server, select the POP3 option.
6. Click Done and then Finish.
If you wish to set up a mail account manually, use the following typical combinations of connection security and authentication method settings. If the settings do not work for you, ask your hosting provider about the correct combination.
IMAP, SMTP, POP3:
- Connection security: SSL/TLS
- Authentication: Normal password
Other parameters that you may need when configuring your account manually:
- POP3 port: 995
- IMAP port: 993
- SMTP port: 465
- Username. Your full email address. For example: johndoe@example.com.
- Incoming server address (POP3/IMAP). Specify your website’s Internet address. Example: mail.example.com
- Outgoing server address. Specify your website’s Internet address. Example: mail.example.com