From the 'Tools' menu, choose 'Account Settings...'.
Click the 'Add Account' button.
Select 'Email account' and click the 'Next' Button.
- Enter 'Your Name' as you want it to appear. - Enter your full email address username@my-domain-temple.net. (Replace my-domain-temple.net with your domain.) in the 'Email address:' field. - Click on the 'Next' button.
- Select 'POP3' or 'IMAP'
- Enter 'mail.my-domain-temple.net' (Replace my-domain-temple.net with
your domain.) in the 'Incoming Server:' field. - Click on the 'Next' button. NOTE: if you are going to be using email over SSL you need to put your access domain in the "Server fields" i.g. s####.gridserver.com (Replace the #### with your site number)
- Enter your full
email address username@my-domain-temple.net. (Replace
my-domain-temple.net with your domain.) in the 'Incoming User Name' field. - Click on the 'Next' button.
- Enter the name you want to refer to this email account in the 'Account Name' field. - Click on the 'Next' button.
- You are almost done setting up your email. - Click 'Next'.
- Highlight the 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)' - Click on the 'Edit' button.
- Select the 'Use name and password' check box - Fill in your entire email address in the 'User Name' field. - Click on 'OK' - Close the Account Settings window
Now you have completed the setup of your Thunderbird email program.
NOTE: If you are still having issues sending email you can try the following:
- Open Thunderbird. - From the 'Tools' menu, choose 'Account Settings...'.
- Highlight the 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)' - Click on the 'Edit' button.
- In the 'Port' field change the port number from '25' to '587' - Click on 'OK'.
