If you have not yet set up an email account, the account wizard will launch.
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What you need to set up your email. |
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Open the Thunderbird Mail program If you have not yet set up an email account, the account wizard will launch. |
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Enter your name Enter your email address Click Next |
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Choose the type of email account POP or IMAP Enter your incoming mail server Enter your outgoing mail server Click Next |
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Enter your incoming mail user name (This may be just the user name or may be the ENTIRE EMAIL ADDRESS- check with your provider) Enter your outgoing mail user name (This may be just the user name or may be the ENTIRE EMAIL ADDRESS- check with your provider) Click Next |
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Enter a name for your email account to identify it Click Next |
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Review your email information Choose if you wish to download messages now Click Finish |
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To set the specific configuration or make changes to an existing email account Click TOOLS Choose Account Settings |
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To make changes to the outgoing mail server, click OUTGOING SERVER Click Edit |
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Here you can make changes to the outgoing mail server The outgoing mail port Set authentication for the outgoing mail server |
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To change your password go to TOOLS Choose OPTIONS Click on Privacy Edit Saved Passwords If you have an older version of thunderbird, using the same options, you can do the same process through the firefox browser interface |