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Thunderbird Version 2

To set up your Thunderbird client to work with your mail server:

1. Open Thunderbird, and select Tools > Account Settings.

2. Click Add Account.

3. Select the Email account radio button and click Next. The Identity screen appears.

4. Enter your corresponding information to the Your Name field and Email Address field, and click Next.

For example: Use UserID@Your-Domain-Name.com as your email address, where UserID is assigned by the administrator.

5. Select IMAP as the type of incoming server you are using.

Please click here for both the Incoming Server & Outgoing Server fields information And click Next.

6. Enter your UserID for your email account in the Incoming User Name field, and click Next.

7. Verify your account information in the dialog box, and click Finish.

8. Select Tools > Account Setting… again from the Menu Bar:

  • Select Server Settings
  • In the Security Settings, select SSL from the Use secure connection options

Then select Outgoing Server (SMTP)

9. Then click Edit

10. Please click here for Outgoing Server information.

Enter the Outgoing Server Address as the Server Name and set the Port to 587.

  • Select User name and password and enter your UserID in the User Name field.
  • Select TLS from the Use secure connection radio buttons and click OK.

11. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Account Settings dialog.

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howto/thunderbird2.txt · Last modified: 2010/07/21 10:49 by gene