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faq:email:mail_setup_thunderbird_imap [2015/08/04 11:09]
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faq:email:mail_setup_thunderbird_imap [2015/08/04 12:38] (current)
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 Steps:\\ Steps:\\
-  - Go to [Tools]-> [Account Settings] and select [Add Mail Account...] under [Account Actions],\\ OR directly select **[Email]** on "Create a new account".\\ +  - Go to [Tools]-> [Account Settings] and select [Add Mail Account...] under [Account Actions], OR\\  directly select **[Email]** on "Create a new account".\\ {{:faq:email:thunderbird:thunderb1_imap.png|}} 
-  - +  - If there is a "Welcome to Thunderbird" message box popped up, select [Skip this and use my existing email]. Otherwise, skip to next step.\\ {{:faq:email:thunderbird:thunderb2_imap.png|}} 
 +  - Enter you **name** on [Your name:], your **email address** on [Email address:], and **password** on [Password:].\\ Make sure that the [Remember password] option is selected.\\ {{:faq:email:thunderbird:thunderb3_imap.png|}} 
 +  - Click [Continue]. 
 +  - Thunderbird will try to connect your mail server automatically. Click [Manual config] immediately.\\ {{:faq:email:thunderbird:thunderb4_imap.png|}} 
 +  - On "Incoming", select [IMAP], and key in your mail server **mail.yourdomain.com** on [Server hostname].\\ Choose **143** for [Port].\\ Select **None** for [SSL] and **Normal password** for [Authentication].\\ {{:faq:email:thunderbird:thunderb5_imap.png|}} 
 +  - On "Outgoing", key in your mail server **mail.yourdomain.com** on [Server hostname].\\ Choose **587** for [Port].\\ Select **None** for [SSL] and **Normal password** for [Authentication]. 
 +  - On "Username", key in your full email address **username@yourdomain.com** on both incoming and outgoing fields. 
 +  - Click [Done]. 
 +  - If there is warning message popped up, check [I understand the risks.] and click [Done] to finish your setup.\\ {{:faq:email:thunderbird:thunderb6_imap.png|}} 
 + 
 +You can now access your emails using Mozilla Thunderbird. 
 +{{:faq:email:thunderbird:thunderb7_imap.png|}}
faq/email/mail_setup_thunderbird_imap.1438657787.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/08/04 11:09 by vikki