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faq:email:mail_setup_mozilla_thunderbird_secure_imap [2019/08/09 15:19]
vikki [Setting Up New Email Account]
faq:email:mail_setup_mozilla_thunderbird_secure_imap [2019/08/13 11:21] (current)
vikki [Verifying Setup]
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 ==== Verifying Setup ==== ==== Verifying Setup ====
  
-To check if your account is set up correctly on Thunderbird: +To check if your IMAP account is set up correctly on Thunderbird: 
  
 1. Click on your email address from the left pane, and then click on **[View settings for this account]**. 1. Click on your email address from the left pane, and then click on **[View settings for this account]**.
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 2. Then, on the “Account Settings” pop-up box, click to focus on your email address. 2. Then, on the “Account Settings” pop-up box, click to focus on your email address.
  
 3. To check your outgoing server details, click on the **[Edit SMTP server...]** button. 3. To check your outgoing server details, click on the **[Edit SMTP server...]** button.
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 4. The "SMTP Server" pop-up box will be displayed. Here, you will see your outgoing server details: 4. The "SMTP Server" pop-up box will be displayed. Here, you will see your outgoing server details:
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 | User Name             | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) | | User Name             | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) |
  
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 5. Next, to check on the incoming mail settings, click on the expand icon near your email address on the left pane, and select **Server Settings**. You will see the following details: 5. Next, to check on the incoming mail settings, click on the expand icon near your email address on the left pane, and select **Server Settings**. You will see the following details:
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 | Server Name           | **mail.yourdomain.com** OR \\ **imap.yourdomain.com** \\ (where yourdomain.com is your actual domain) | | Server Name           | **mail.yourdomain.com** OR \\ **imap.yourdomain.com** \\ (where yourdomain.com is your actual domain) |
 | User Name             | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) | | User Name             | (your full email address, e.g. name@yourdomain.com) |
-| Port                  | **143**                 +| Port                  | **143**                     
-| Connection Security   | STARTTLS                +| Connection Security   **STARTTLS **               
-| Authentication method | Normal password         |+| Authentication method | **Normal password**         | 
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