- Launch Thunderbird, and select the "Tools" menu option then select "Account Settings".
- Click on Add Account at the bottom left of the pop-up window.
- Select the "Email account" option and click on Next.
- Enter your desired display name in the "Your Name" field.
- Enter your email address in the "Email Address" field then click on Next.
- Select POP or IMAP as the type of incoming server you are using. Within the "incoming server" text box enter "mail.yourdomain.tld" ( replace yourdomain.tld with that of the account you are working with ).
- Your "Outgoing Server" is again "mail.yourdomain.tld" and then click on Next.
- In the "Incoming User Name" text box, enter your full email address. If using your SMTP, enter your email address once again, then click on "Next".
- Enter a name for your email account in the Account Name field, then click Next.
- Verify your account information in the dialog box, and once complete select "Finish".
- Again from the "tools" menu option at the top of screen, select "Account Settings".
- Highlight the "Server Settings" option in the list to the left hand side of the pop-up, directly under the new account listing you have just created.
- Click Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the folder list
- Select "mail.yourdomain.tld" or hostname.server.tld entry from the list and click Edit. The SMTP Server page appears.
- Enter "mail.yourdomain.tld" or hostname.server.tld in the Server Name field.
- Select "Use name and password" and enter your email address in the User Name field.
- If you are using your SMTP server and your local ISP blocks port 25, you can specify port 2525 instead.
- Click on OK then close out the final pop up window. You're done!
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