Set Up E-mail with Thunderbird using POP3 Print

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1. Launch Thunderbird.

2. From the top menu, choose File > New > Mail Account:

3. Enter your Name, Email Address and Password

Thunderbird will attempt to find your incoming and outgoing mail server information. Thunderbird should automatically configure your account for you. If not, proceed to the next section.

Manually configure Thunderbird

If you experience difficulty with automatic setup, follow these instructions to manually configure Thunderbird.

1. Click on Stop.

2. Next, click on Manual Setup to enter the correct account information.

3. This opens a new window for your server settings. If it's not already selected, click on Server Settings. We will use this page to setup your incoming mail server. For Server Name, type in your "email access domain". Under Security Settings, choose Plain text for Connection security. Also, make sure your User Name is your full email address.

4. Now, let's move on to your Outgoing Server (SMTP) settings = mail.yourdomain

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Standard Settings:

Incoming email server : mail.yourdomain.com
Outgoing email STMP server : mail.yourdomain.com

Incoming email port : 110 for POP3 and 143 for IMAP
Outgoing email port : 587, 26


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