Setting up a new account for Mozilla Thunderbird

• Launch Mozilla Thunderbird

  1. Launch Mozilla Thunderbird

  

• Add a new email account

  2. Select File from the top menu bar and then New and Mail Account

  

• Mail Account Setup

  3. Enter your name (which will appear the “From” field in your emails), email address and password, then click Continue

  

• Automatic settings check

  4. Thunderbird will automatically search for mail server settings related to your account. This information is displayed on the same screen and a green light indicates that the search was successful.

  5. Click Manual Setup

  

• Manual Setup

  6. On the next screen (Server Settings), adjust the Server Name to pop.your-domain.co.za and ensure that the Port is set to the 110. User name should be your full email address i.e. you@your-domain.com.

  7. Ensure that the Use secure authentication checkbox is NOT ticked

  

• Outgoing Server Settings

  8. Click Outgoing server (SMTP) in the menu on the left hand side and ensure that the outgoing server is selected for the correct account/email address, then click Set Default (if not already the default).

  9. Click Edit

  

• SMTP Server

  10. Enter your smtp server which is given by your Internet Service Provider who supplies you with your ADSL / Internet connection.

  11. Click OK

  12. Your Thunderbird homepage will now display and you should now be set up to send and receive mail.