$setting up thunderbird$

Use the right email server settings that provide by your Hosting service. If it is not your first time, then drag your mouse curser to ‘File’, select ‘New’ and then ‘Get a New Mail Account’ or Existing Mail Account.Ī new window will be open to setup your email account. If you are opening for the first time, you don’t need to go manually to open the creating email account window, it will open itself. Using the best version of Thunderbird is a good idea such as 3.1, the mini version that download easily and setting is also easy.įirst install and open a Thunderbird version. Here are some easy to remember posts described. Its portable version has also been launched that allows you to easily store emails on a pen drive to access those mails in any PC. Confirm that the mail server you entered in the earlier steps is set to the default server by clicking the 'Default Server' button next to the server name.Ĭlick 'OK' to exit the Advanced menu, and click 'OK' again to exit the Tools menu.Here is an easy tutorial for you to setup Thunderbird with your Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and any account. Obtain the values to enter in the Server Hostname, Domain and Username fields from your mail administrator if you don’t know them.Ĭlick the 'Outgoing Server' option on the options menu. On the SSL drop-down menu, select 'STARTTLS' and choose 'Normal Password' from the Authentication menu. If you are unsure about what to enter, ask your mail administrator.Ĭonfigure the outgoing mail options.

These will vary, depending on your mail network setup. In the Authentication drop-down, choose 'Normal Password.' Other items of information you will need here are your server hostname, port and SSL/TLS options. Click the 'Mail type' drop-down and select 'IMAP' from the choices. Click the 'Manual Config' button when it appears.Ĭonfigure the incoming mail options. The password characters will be masked as you type.Ĭlick 'Continue.' Thunderbird will apply your settings to the configuration file. Type your full email address in the Email field and enter your password below. Click 'Tools.' Select 'Account Settings' from the submenu.Įnter your name in the Name field this can be your personal name or a nickname as you want it to appear in your business emails.

Setting up thunderbird