Setting up an email account in Mozilla ThunderBird

This tutorial assumed that you have an email account set up on the server.

1. Click "Tools" and then "Account settings...".

   

2. Click "Add Account...".

3. Select "Emails".

   

4. Type your name in the first box and your email address in the second box.

   

5. Click "Next".

6. Input the information as follows:

   • Incoming Server Type: "POP3" or "IMAP" (If you are not sure, select "POP3")

   • Incoming Server: please ask your host (Usually, it will be "mail.yourdomain.com")

   • Use Global Inbox: If you would like to separate folder for different email accounts, uncheck this option

   • Outgoing Server: please ask your host (Usually, it will be "mail.yourdomain.com")

   

7. Enter you username (that is, your full email address "your@email-address.com").

   

8. Give your email account a name and click "Next".

9. Check the setting again and click "Finish".

10. Click "OK".

11. Click "Get Mail".

    

12. When prompted, enter your email account password.