1. Open Mozilla ThunderBird, go to “Tools -> Account Settings -> Create a new account”. Enter your name, email address, and password, then click “Continue”
2. Next, the program will search for server settings. Once it’s done, click “Manual Configuration”
3. Review the “Server Configuration” screen.
- The Server Name is “mail.” followed by your domain name (e.g., mail.your-domain.com).
- The port must be 110.
- The username must be your full email account.
- In the Security Settings, set “Connection Security” to NONE.
- Uncheck the “Use secure authentication” option.
4. Click “OK”. You’ll return to the main program screen. Select the account again and click “View settings for this account”, then go to “Outgoing Server” and click “Edit”
5. On the SMTP Server screen, verify that:
- The Server Name is “mail.” followed by your domain name (e.g., mail.your-domain.com).
- The port must be 25.
- Select the “Use username and password” option.
- The username must be your full email account.
- In the Security Settings, set “Connection Security” to NONE.
- Uncheck the “Use secure authentication” option.
6. Click “Accept”. The system will return you to the main program screen. Select the account you are setting up again and click “View settings for this account”. On this screen, verify that the “Account name” is the email address you are setting up. Click “Accept”.
7. Your account is set up. You’ll need a password for the first message sent/received.