- The first time you start up Thunderbird, the “Account Wizard” is activated. Select “Email account”, then click the “Next” button to begin setting up an email account. (If you don't get the wizard, you can start it by selecting Account Options from either the Edit or Tools menu. Then click the Add Account button on the bottom left.)
- On the “Identity” screen enter your full name under “Your Name” (to appear in all your emails).
- Under “Email Address”, enter “youremail@yourdomain.com”.
- Click on the “Next” button.
- On the “Server Information” screen select “POP” and enter “mail.yourdomain.com” for the “Incoming Server”.
- Click on the “Next” button.
- Under “Incoming User Name”, enter “youremail@yourdomain.com”.
- Click on the “Next” button.
- Under “Account Name” enter “youremail@yourdomain.com”.
- Click on the “Finish” button.
- Close all open windows except the “Mozilla Thunderbird” application.
- On the top left, click on the “Get Mail” button.
- On the “Enter your password” window that pops up, enter your email address password, and select the “Use password manager to remember this password” checkbox.
- Click on the “OK” button.
- On the top left, click on the “Write” button.
- In the “To” field, enter “youremail@yourdomain.com”.
- In the “Subject” field, type “Test”.
- On the “Mail Server Password Required” window that pops up, enter your email address password, and select the “Use password manager to remember this password” checkbox.
- Click on the “OK” button.
- Once the mail has sent, click on the “Get Mail” button to ensure that you received the test mail you sent to yourself.
Your Thunderbird mail program should now be set up to send and receive mail.
Article ID: 4, Created On: 7/24/2008, Modified: 6/18/2009