Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, third party email client that offers easy setup and customization with a user-friendly interface. This article will explain the general setup of Mozilla Thunderbird.
First and foremost ensure you have installed Thunderbird on your computer, Mozilla Thunderbird is available for download at the following link:
Prerequisites
Before setting up Thunderbird, please check the following items have been done.
- Your domain name has been propagated
- The email account has been created in the hosting control panel (DirectAdmin)
How to setup Thunderbird
- Open the Thunderbird application.
- Go to Tools and click on Accounts Settings.
- Click on the Account Actions button.
- Select Add Mail Account.
- Click Continue.
- Enter your name and email address in the input boxes. This does NOT have to be your username@example.com. Email addresses such as name@example.co.nz, webmaster@example.co.nz, etc. are acceptable as long as they are set up in your hosting control panel (DirectAdmin).
- Click Continue.
Thunderbird will try to determine your account settings based on the domain portion of your email address (that is, the portion after the "@" symbol). You can either allow the default lookup or click the Stop button to proceed with the Manual Configuration.
Using the Auto-Configuration Option When using the auto-configuration for account set up, choose whether you would like to use IMAP or POP connections.
Click Done when completed. Thunderbird will take care of the rest!
Final check of settings
To make edits to any other entries to your account once created, select the email account and do the following:
- Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) from the bottom of the list.
- Select SMTP from the dropdown list.
Everything listed can be altered and extended as necessary.
- Also be sure to click on Server Settings listed under the new account.
The entries list must match your hosting provider (Using us see our guide) .
Once everything is exact and saved, you will be able to send and receive emails via Thunderbird.
