{"id":65,"date":"2021-10-25T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T12:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/?p=65"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:24:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:24:19","slug":"email-thunderbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/email-help-guides\/email-thunderbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Based Emails on Thunderbird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#start\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#start\">Before you start<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#new\">Setting up a new account<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#new-incoming\">Incoming<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#new-outgoing\">Outgoing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#update\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#update\">Updating an existing account<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#update-incoming\">Incoming<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#update-outgoing\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#update-outgoing\">Outgoing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Thunderbird is a popular free email client that you can use to manage all of your mailboxes. This walk through will show you how to configure Thunderbird to work with your email address. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" id=\"start\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already, you will want to create an email address with your email hosting account. You can find information on that process <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/email-help-guides\/email-accounts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1133\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will first need to ensure you have the correct password for the account. You can test this by trying to log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/email-help-guides\/webmail-access\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"948\">webmail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not know your hosting service password, you can log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/customer-account-dashboard\/accessing-your-hosting-services\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1626\">hosting service<\/a> and update it there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" id=\"new\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting up a new account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have not yet set up an email address in Thunderbird, you should see the option on your home page as soon as you load the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have emails set up, you will need to access the settings. This can be done by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Clicking on the menu button in the upper left and then selecting <strong>New &gt; Existing Mail Account\u2026<\/strong> (I know it doesn&#8217;t sound correct, but trust me)<ul><li>or<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Clicking on an existing email address in the list on the left hand side. You should now see <strong>Set Up Another Account<\/strong> on the home page. Click on <strong>Email<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tb-home.png\" alt=\"New account options in Thunderbird.\" class=\"wp-image-66\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>No matter which method you use, you should now see this screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you enter Your name, Email Address and Password, click on <strong>Configure manually\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tb-add1.png\" alt=\"The form for adding an account to Thunderbird.\" class=\"wp-image-67\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>You will see more fields show up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tb-add2.png\" alt=\"The manual settings when adding an account in Thunderbird.\" class=\"wp-image-68\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\" id=\"new-incoming\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incoming Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>INCOMING<\/strong> column:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Protocol<\/strong>: choose between POP or IMAP<ul><li><strong>POP<\/strong>&nbsp;will download messages locally<\/li><li><strong>IMAP <\/strong>will keep messages synced to the server<\/li><li>click on the link for more information on the difference between <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/email-help-guides\/popvsimap\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"52\">POP and IMAP<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Server<\/strong>: this should be mail.[your domain name]<ul><li>if you domain was example.com, this would be mail.example.com<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Port<\/strong>: this is the port used to connect to the mail server<ul><li><strong>POP<\/strong> &#8211; use 995<\/li><li><strong><strong>IMAP<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; use 993<\/li><li>you can type the port number in, you don&#8217;t need to use the up-down arrows<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>SSL<\/strong>: choose <strong>SSL\/TLS<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><li><strong>Authentication<\/strong>: choose <strong>Normal Password<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><li><strong>User Name<\/strong>: your full email address (email@example.com)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\" id=\"new-outgoing\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outgoing Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>OUTGOING<\/strong> column:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Protocol<\/strong>: <strong>SMTP <\/strong>is the only option<\/li><li><strong>Server<\/strong>: this should be mail.[your domain name]<ul><li>if you domain was example.com, this would be mail.example.com<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Port<\/strong>: use <strong>465<\/strong> (you can type the port number in, you don&#8217;t need to use the up-down arrows)<\/li><li><strong>SSL<\/strong>: choose <strong>SSL\/TLS<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><li><strong>Authentication<\/strong>: choose <strong>Normal Password<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><li><strong>User Name<\/strong>: your full email address (email@example.com)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, click on <strong>Done<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! You&#8217;ve just created your email account. Try sending yourself a test message to make sure it&#8217;s working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" id=\"update\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Updating an existing account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To update your mailbox settings in Thunderbird, you need to access the settings menu. You can do this in one of two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Right click on the email address in the left hand column and then select <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li><li>Left click on the menu icon in the upper right and select <strong>Account Settings<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tp-settings.png\" alt=\"The account settings menu in Thunderbird.\" class=\"wp-image-812\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Once the account settings page loads, you should see your accounts on the left hand side with several categories of options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide, however, we will only be concerned with the <strong>Server Settings<\/strong> section and the <strong>Outgoing Server (SMTP)<\/strong> sections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\" id=\"update-incoming\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incoming Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>To get to the incoming settings, you want to click on the <strong>Server Settings<\/strong> section below the mailbox in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tb-incoming.png\" alt=\"The incoming settings in Thunderbird.\" class=\"wp-image-813\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the setting here are personal preferences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Server Setting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Server Type<\/strong>: this will be either POP or IMAP<ul><li>this cannot be changed<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Server<\/strong>: this should be mail.[your domain name]<ul><li>if you domain was example.com, this would be mail.example.com<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Port<\/strong>: <strong>993<\/strong> for IMAP, <strong>995<\/strong> for POP (you can type the port number in, you don&#8217;t need to use the up-down arrows)<\/li><li><strong>User Name<\/strong>: your full email address (email@example.com)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Security Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Connection Security<\/strong>: choose <strong>SSL\/TLS<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><li><strong>Authentication<\/strong>: choose <strong>Normal Password<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\" id=\"update-outgoing\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outgoing settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>To get to the outgoing server settings, you first need to click <strong>Outgoing Server (SMTP)<\/strong> on the left hand side. You should now see a list of Outgoing servers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure the correct <strong>SMTP <\/strong>server is selected and click <strong>Edit&#8230;<\/strong> on the right hand side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should now see the outgoing server settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tp-smtplist.png\" alt=\"The SMTP server list in Thunderbird.\" class=\"wp-image-819\" width=\"572\" height=\"371\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Settings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Description<\/strong>: this is used to define this server in your Thunderbird client and is not server related. It can be whatever you like, but is typically just your email address<\/li><li><strong>Server<\/strong>: this should be mail.[your domain name]<ul><li>if you domain was example.com, this would be mail.example.com<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Port<\/strong>: <strong>465<\/strong> (you can type the port number in, you don&#8217;t need to use the up-down arrows)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Security and Authentication<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Connection Security<\/strong>: choose <strong>SSL\/TLS<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><li><strong>Authentication<\/strong>: choose <strong>Normal Password<\/strong> from the drop down<\/li><li><strong>User Name<\/strong>: your full email address (email@example.com)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tp-smtp.png\" alt=\"The outgoing server settings in Thunderbird.\" class=\"wp-image-69\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once updated, click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Password Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you make any changes to the above settings, or if your email password has been updated, the next time you check for mail, Thunderbird will ask you for your password. Once you enter the new password, Thunderbird will remember it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions, please be sure to reach out to our support staff by using our chat service in your <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/2021\/10\/26\/accessing-your-client-area\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"249\">client area<\/a> or by submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/2021\/10\/25\/clientarea-supportticket\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/2021\/10\/25\/clientarea-supportticket\/\">ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I really like using Thunderbird for managing my emails. 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