Fill in the following information depending on the incoming protocol you chose:.

Press Manual Configuration and edit the server names, ports, and IMAP/POP to manually set up the account. IMAP synchronizes the email on your computer with the contents of your account on the server, while POP simply downloads the inbox.

Remember password: We recommend that you keep this checked.

Username/Email Address: Your full email address (example: Password: Your email password.

Your Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: Jane Test).

Enter your email account details and press Continue.At the bottom of the left pane, click Account Actions.Click Tools or click the Application menu button.It will select IMAP without SSL settings by default.Email Client Setup: Mozilla Thunderbird Setting up your email with Mozilla Thunderbird?.Change the incoming and outgoing server to mail.Choose IMAP or POP3 (we recommend IMAP).If not, you'll see the Manual Config menu. If it can, you'll see Configuration found at email provider or another similar message. Thunderbird will look up the configuration files for your email account to determine if it can set up your email account automatically. Check the Remember Password box, and then click Continue.Password: The password for your email account.

Email Address: The email address you're setting up.

Your Name: Your full name, as you want it to appear on your outbound mail.

In Mail Account Setup, enter the following information:.

Go to File > New > Existing Mail Account.

For more information, check out Automatic Account Configuration and Manual Account Configuration from Mozilla Support.

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