Mozilla Thunderbird
This page explains how to set up the free Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail program to send and receive e-mail for a mailbox that you've created. Setting up e-mail accounts hosted on our servers is very easy because we support Thunderbird "auto-config". This will setup your mailbox for IMAP access with secure (encrypted) connections . If you want to setup the mailbox for POP access or unencrypted connections, you should instead follow the instructions for manual setup of Thunderbird.
You can download Thunderbird for Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux from the Mozilla Thunderbird site.
These instructions and screen shots are taken from Thunderbird for Windows, although other versions are similar. They have been tested and verified with version 17 of Thunderbird.
Important: Before you continue, you should enter your e-mail address (the address you want to set up in Thunderbird) in the box above. Entering your e-mail address makes sure that the instructions below are correct.
Setting up Thunderbird
Follow the instructions below to set up Thunderbird.
1. Start the Thunderbird program
Start Thunderbird. If no mail accounts are already defined, the "Mail Account Setup" window will automatically open, and you can skip ahead to step 3. Otherwise, click Tools, then Account Settings from the menu bar.
2. Start the "Add Account" wizard
Click Account Actions and then Add Mail Account (in the bottom left of the "Account Settings" window) to create a new e-mail account.
3. Enter your name and login details
"Your Name" is the name that other people will see when you send them e-mail. It should usually be your real name, such as John Smith or Joan of Arc. Enter the name you want other people to see when you send them e-mail.
Then type your e-mail address. The address must be the e-mail address of the mailbox you created in your account management control panel.
Enter the password for the e-mail account and check Remember password, then click Continue.
Thunderbird will try to contact our mail server to get the correct settings.
4. Review your account information
Verify that your settings look like the screen shot below, then click Create Account (or Done in some versions). Doing so will close the "Mail Account Setup" window and return you to the "Account Settings" window. Click OK to close the "Account Settings" window.
Setup is complete
You're finished! Try sending yourself a test e-mail message to make sure it works.